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A committee of MPs has just warned that the government is on course to fail to meet its own targets on reducing fuel poverty. The official definition of fuel poverty is “spending more than 10 per cent of household income on energy bills”. As the period between last December and March brought the coldest winter for a generation and fuel bills continue to rise, the committee’s findings do not really come as a surprise.

There is never a better time to be conscious about energy efficiency now that oil prices are returning to record levels after a temporary blip during the past week. So here are a few energy-saving tips that consumers cannot ignore, oil and other fuel bills are at unprecedented highs. Making your oil-fired boiler more efficient through better controls is a starting point.

As experts doubt that pledges made at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen in December will actually deliver, it is no wonder people are concerned about the rise in greenhouse gases. On a domestic level, using new technology like a HeatingSave energy management system can cut down on central heating’s contribution to harmful emissions whilst saving money at the same time.

Energy consumers face more pain as households on good deals with British Gas and npower face hugely higher bills – if only they had gone to HeatingSave earlier to cut them! Thousands of npower customers were moved off various Sign On Line deals to tariffs which could be 25 per cent higher.

Leading nations appear as if they are having second thoughts on tackling global warming a mere six months after the Copenhagen summit. The Australian government has had to delay the introduction of its carbon emissions-trading scheme. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was supposed to be the guiding force behind reducing Australian emissions by 5-25% within the next ten years. But Senate opposition has forced Kevin Rudd’s administration to back down.

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland has led to the grounding of 63,000 European flights over the past four days. The eruptions from Eyjafjallajokull has saved 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than the annual emissions of many developing countries.

The Scottish government is using cutting-edge technology which will enable housing providers to pinpoint precisely where heat is being lost. Clyde Valley Housing Association is one of four Scottish associations taking part in the scheme which could be introduced countywide if successful. During the 15-month process, thermal imaging will be carried out by IRT Surveys of Dundee.

Savings are a dead loss; inflation is going up – so try HeatingSave as a way to maximise your cash in order to slash a quarter from your fuel bills. The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual inflation rose 0.6 percent in April from March. Analysts had forecast a gain of 0.4% in this measure, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

There has been a big blow to prospective climate legislation in the United States of America. A group of senators were due to unveil a new bill this week, but postponed their plans when one of the three, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, threatened to pull out if Senate majority leader Harry Reid followed through on talk of introducing a bill to reform immigration policy.

HeatingSave’s intelligent heating controller is the answer to fuel bills going up. The price comparison site confused.com said that the smaller energy companies, because they do not benefit from the bigger economies of scale, tend to be the first to pass on reduced prices in a falling market, and of course are the first to raise them as wholesale prices go up.

The Energy Savings Trust, is a Government backed non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice tailored to the consumer. Their advice can help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.

Oil prices are at their highest for 10 months, up at over $74 a barrel, as Europe, China and maybe the USA come out of recession and start using more energy. Demand for oil from China rose by 3.5% in July compared with July 2008 with similar increases in demand expected from the euro zone as their industrial output strengthens.