The University of Leeds has completed a two-year study into the potential benefits of creating a low carbon area in the region around the city of Leeds. Researchers at the university have calculated how a region-wide implementation of energy-saving measures such as installing solar photovoltaic panels and establishing park-and-ride schemes might benefit the city. According [...]

A family from Barrowford, Lancashire, has described the difficulties faced in securing financial assistance to pay for central heating bills. Mr and Mrs McDonald-Noble were left with little option but to seek help when their young son, Nathaniel, was diagnosed with Cri du Chat Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes his body to struggle with [...]

Discussing a plight affecting millions of households in England and Wales, Save the Children has claimed that childhood conditions such as Asthma may be caused or made worse by fuel poverty. According to the charity, 45,280 families in Wales are eligible for the Warm Homes Discount, the UK Government’s latest initiative to increase the affordability [...]

Save the Children has hit out at energy firms, accusing them of not doing enough to help Britain’s most needy families struggling to meet the costs of rising fuel bills.  According to the charity, energy firms have not committed enough funding to a scheme designed to help fuel poor households, causing thousands of families to [...]

The British Government’s attempt to halve solar subsidies has been ruled unlawful by the High Court following a request by three organisations for leave of judicial review, which was granted by the same court earlier just weeks earlier. The decision, which was reached on 21 December 2011, comes after Friends of the Earth, HomeSun and [...]

Figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have shown that investment in renewable energy in the UK remains low despite a small improvement over the year. In 2010, around £2.1 billion was invested in green energy by companies operating in the UK. According to the DECC, investment rose to £2.5 billion [...]

The so-called green deal, a scheme established by the UK Government to improve energy efficiency in homes throughout the country, is destined for failure according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). Intended to improve the energy efficiency of 14 million homes in England and Wales, the green deal represents the means by which the [...]

In a move that affords Friends of the Earth and two renewable energy companies the opportunity to go head-to-head with the Government, the High Court has granted leave for a judicial review of the Coalition’s decision to halve solar subsidies. This week, the organisations will be able to argue in court that the ministerial decision [...]

People who live in rented accommodation are more likely to be trapped by high energy bills, compared to home owners reports the Citizens Advice.  Thanks to negligent landlords failing to energy proof their rented  properties by implementing energy efficient home improvements, more and more tenants are living in homes that hemorrhage heat, leading to higher [...]

Fears continue to surround the link between green energy measures and an ‘astronomical’ rise in household energy bills. However, according to a new report from the Government’s climate advisers, renewable energy will not be responsible for adding the huge amounts people seem to think. In a report out today, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has revealed [...]