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Owners of energy efficient homes should be given cheaper mortgage rates, since current estimates of energy costs could be inaccurate by as much as £45,000 for a 25-year mortgage for an efficient home, a report launched by UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) and the University College London’s Energy Institute has suggested. The research suggests that […]

An environmental group has managed to broker a cross-party deal to make Scotland’s buildings more energy efficient, a recent media news report has been able to reveal. WWF Scotland has managed to convince all the main political parties in Scotland to sign up to its climate change manifesto agreement, pledging to reduce emissions by 42% […]

The energy efficiency schemes launched across the US should focus primarily on people in “fuel poverty”, a researcher from the Energy Policy Institute in Chicago has argued recently. His research paper suggests that offering people money to inconvenience themselves on behalf of the environment will be taken most seriously by the poor. The report recommends […]

One of the UK’s Big Six energy suppliers has helped more than 600 Gloucester residents affected by fuel poverty, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Energy firm npower has provided 220 vouchers for fuel free top-ups in Gloucester as part of a pilot programme. Every voucher has a […]

A new organization designed to combat fuel poverty has been established in Scotland, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Since 39.1% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty, according to the latest statistical released, the newly-established Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force will have its work cut out […]

A house’s energy efficiency rating is becoming an increasingly important factor when deciding to purchase a new home, a new survey by Populus has found.

24-hour energy switching might become a real service over the next three years under new plans revealed by the UK Government. A media news report suggests that the plan to introduce switching in a day was announced as part of the government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional findings. The government insists […]

The UK’s various policies aimed at energy efficiency schemes should become more predictable, an expert has recently argued.

Customers on fixed energy deals are urged to check their contracts in order not to end up paying a fortune for gas and electricity as of December, a news source can reveal.

People could be at risk of falling into severe fuel poverty this winter as all measures to help poorer households will shortly expire, a charity has warned.

Up to 84% of the British public would like to see subsidies given to programmes that reduce energy waste, similar to the now defunct Green Deal, according to a new poll by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (

The Scottish Greens have urged the Government to invest more in energy efficiency measures designed to eradicate fuel poverty, as the current levels would see the phenomenon eradicated in up to 28 years, a recent news report has been able to reveal.