Some chains heat their outlets to a sultry 24c when stores do not need to be any hotter than 20c for customers to be comfortable. The shops survey was compiled by Make...
A report from a research firm says green corporate spending will soar by a recession-busting 16 per cent a year between now and 2015. Verdantix predicts spending on sustainability...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has quietly injected a £197m boost to the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme to help prevent it going over budget. A parliamentary inquiry into solar power FITs in December was told that...
An expert says it will cost £5,000 per person a year in the UK between now and 2050 to rebuild the nation’s entire energy system along low carbon lines. Professor David MacKay, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, says there is little difference in cost between this and a ‘do nothing’ scenario which busts the UK’s carbon targets. The ‘do nothing’ path would cost...
The latest figures suggest 1.5 million people are in debt with energy bills in the UK. The statistics, collated from spring 2011, include 850,000 electricity and 700,000 gas customers. Bills are rising 18% this winter so there is a fear that more people would be pushed into debt. Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: “Recent energy price rises in combination with other rising costs mean that many household budgets are under huge pressure.” He advised consumers to know what help is available.
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