The energy regulator Ofgem has spoken out about rising energy bills and told the energy and climate committee that firms “have no entitlement to any level...
Official statistics have revealed a 29% increase in winter deaths during 2012/13, compared with the previous winter. The figures have raised concerns that the number could...
RWE Npower has dropped plans to build a 240-turbine wind farm in the Bristol Channel that would have powered nearly 1m homes, saying it was “not...
Health experts have met on Wednesday to discuss possible solutions to cold homes, which have led to thousands of deaths in England and Wales over the...
The latest government figures shows that the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) accounts for the vast majority of installed energy efficiency measure through the government. To the...
A committee of MPs has told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that it should “think again” before axing the Code for Sustainable Homes...
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has said that the country will begin allowing private capital to be invested in renewable energy and environmental protection as part of...
Richard Griffiths of Parity Projects writes about the important and necessary steps you need to take to create an efficient, low-carbon and comfortable home. This article originally...
David Cameron’s pledge to ‘roll back’ green levies could in fact cause energy bills to rise, the chairman of the energy and climate change select committee...
Ethical energy supplier Co-operative Energy has announced that it will be reducing the energy price increase that it announced last month, from 4.5% to 2.5%. The...
Carbon emissions are expected to continue increasing until 2035, potentially resulting in a dangerous temperature rise, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest World Energy...
Mortgages aren’t everyone’s first choice of specialist subject. Most people see them as an important but uninspiring means to an end: owning a home. But what...
Renovating homes to make them more energy efficient is the best way of tackling fuel poverty, according to an alliance of campaigners. As part of the...
Newly-elected Democratic mayor of New York City, Bill De Blasio, has interrupted Michael Bloomberg’s 11-year reign, and promises to lead on equality, welfare, LGBT rights, air...
Chief executives from over 50 of the UK’s leading companies operating in the built environment have warned the prime minister that it would be a mistake...