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Build Back Better: The £9.2bn energy efficiency question

Build Back Better: The £9.2bn energy efficiency question

There has been no sight yet of the £9.2 billion pledged to spend on energy efficiency measures in the Conservative manifesto. But with organisations from all sides calling for urgent action to decarbonise the existing housing stock and create green jobs – could energy efficiency finally start to be taken seriously? David Blackman reports

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IEA head says hydrogen is ‘ready for the big time’

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Ombudsman: Sector needs to build consumer trust around heat networks

Customer trust in heat networks is as essential as the infrastructure that builds them, the chief executive of the Energy Ombudsman has said. The Ombudsman chief said that customers are being asked to deal with new products and services in very different ways than they have previously which brings a level of fear and mistrust.

4 years ago

CCC hits back at claims of soft proposals

Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chair Lord Deben has branded as “unacceptable” comments that the body is focussed on politically palatable solutions. Meanwhile, Centrica tells Utility Week that the government should set a more ambitious target for banning the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans than that recommended by the CCC.

4 years ago

CCC sets new date for ban on petrol and diesel car sales

Phasing out the sale of internal combustion engine cars and vans should be accelerated to 2032, the government’s influential climate change watchdog has urged. In its latest progress report on the UK’s efforts to cut emissions, the Committee on Climate Change also urges a rapid acceleration of hydrogen production and a move to annual Contracts for Difference auctions.

4 years ago

Citizens Advice calls for stronger ability-to-pay rules

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‘If UK doesn’t back green hubs, investors will look elsewhere’

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has urged the government to commit to low-carbon clusters across the country or risk investment going abroad. He also put forward a spirited defence of hydrogen and CCS as “proven” technologies.

4 years ago

Leading role for hydrogen means greater reliance on natural gas

4 years ago

CBI urges government to close net-zero policy gap quickly

The Confederation of British Industry has put pressure on the government to make up for lost time during the pandemic by ensuring that its decarbonisation policy framework is in place by the end of this year.

4 years ago

PM urged to take note of public zeal for net zero action

The members of the pioneering citizens assembly, which has been set up to help the UK chart a route to net-zero emissions, have overwhelmingly backed using post-pandemic stimulus measures to support carbon reduction. The chairs of the select committees which commissioned the assembly urged Boris Johnson to take account of the findings from an interim report on the views of the Climate Assembly UK.

4 years ago

Build Back Better quick wins: Audrey Gallacher on creating 42,000 jobs

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Build Back Better quick wins: Michael Lewis on efficiency and heat pumps

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Energy UK: ‘EVs must be integral to car scrappage scheme’

Energy UK has backed limiting any post-lockdown car scrappage scheme to electric vehicles (EVs). The plea is made as part of a series of proposals put forward by the trade body on for the role that the energy sector can play in a Covid-19 economic recovery package.

4 years ago

‘As homes become offices, energy efficiency is more vital than ever’

A national home upgrade programme will be the centrepiece of a five-point plan by Energy UK for putting the sector at the heart of the economy’s post-lockdown recovery. The trade body’s economics director Sam Hollister put the case forward that the widespread adoption of homeworking during the lockdown had increased the urgency of improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock

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National Grid calls for offshore electricity network

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Government rules out mandating smart meter installations

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ESC backs new nuclear but says costs must fall

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Kwarteng dismisses concerns about interconnector drive

The government has rejected an accusation that increased use of interconnectors would bind the UK into EU attempts to create a “comprehensive” European energy market post-Brexit, as MPs passed new rules to amend the Capacity Market.

4 years ago

High Court winds up bogus energy services companies

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Solar sector calls for CfD auctions every six months

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