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The Guardian newspaper is running a Lighter Later campaign to have the clocks permanently changed, adding that continuing to move the clocks forward in summer, so they become one hour ahead of British Summer Time and two hours ahead of GMT, could also deliver carbon savings. Research the paper has commissioned has been presented at an event at Parliament.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has apologised that it is putting up its domestic gas tariffs by 9.4 per cent at the start of December. SSE blamed the increasing wholesale cost of buying gas which it said had gone up by a quarter since March this year.

The UK’s first Climate Week, which takes place between March 21 and 27, 2011, is seven days dedicated to showing how we can combat climate change. Organisations from every part of society are planning activities for Climate Week, when winners of the prestigious Climate Week Awards will be announced. Entries can be submitted right now in a range of categories which include initiatives by businesses, community groups and public services.

Energy watchdog Ofgem is looking into recent gas and electricity price rises, to see if more action is needed to protect consumers. It said that the net profit margin of £65 per typical customer in September was now £90, a 38% increase.

This is the question many households are asking as the winter fuel bills hit the doormats. Well you could be facing a fuel bill price hike of £100 this year, with an average household rise of £57 in the last quarter alone.  So it”s about time you took steps to cut down on your heating costs and look at fuel saving measures before the next cold spell in November 2010.

Energy regulator Ofgem has proposed to sweep away “complex and unfair pricing practices” by the main gas and electricity suppliers after examining the market. Ofgem added that, for the first time, it had uncovered evidence that suppliers had pushed up prices in response to rising costs more swiftly than they reduced them when costs fell.

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.

On Wednesday oil prices neared an eight-month high after European ministers agreed in principle to an Iranian oil import ban. Brent crude almost went up to the $114 per barrel mark as markets reacted to news of the impending ban.

The energy-using habits of British households have been revealed in a new report partly written by the Energy Saving Trust.

The Mayor of London’s new energy efficiency programme aims to install energy and water efficiency measures in homes across the capital.