TIME TO TEST GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITMENT
– EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT – THREE STEPS TO CHECK AMBITION – COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE The Government is due to publish its Emissions Reduction Plan in the next few months. It aims to set the framework for emissions targets and our carbon budgets, while stimulating low-carbon growth. The background to the plan is that the Government recognises that – without additional policy measures – we will soon be very off-track in progress towards our national
FIVE REASONS WHY ENERGY BILLS ARE SO HIGH – AND STILL RISING
We’re spending more and more on energy with no end in sight, regardless of what shade of green we plan for our future. Can we do anything about it? Gas prices are not easy to control, but politicians do set energy taxes and levies, and decide on how investment in low-carbon power generation, the power grid and energy efficiency is spent. Understanding what makes up our energy bills is key to holding politicians and energy providers to account. Here are the five reasons your g
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT NEEDED TO UNLOCK BILLIONS IN GREEN BUSINESS, SAYS INDUSTRY
The UK could be a green business powerhouse in the next three decades, but only if given proper support by government, a group representing more than 30 low-carbon companies has said. The low-carbon economy in the UK employs at least 432,000 people, with a turnover of more than £77bn in 2015. This is larger than industries such as car-making and steelmaking, which are frequently given the spotlight when politicians discuss industry and jobs. Growth in green business is also e
