Local stories – Energy Efficiency in Wells constituency
A new report by the Association for the Conservation of Energy has shone a spotlight on the energy performance of homes in the Wells constituency. The report, which has been welcomed by local MP James...
View ArticleLocal stories – Energy Efficiency in North Cornwall constituency
Our second in a series of area-based energy efficiency reports covers North Cornwall constituency. We spoke to local energy efficiency practitioners, and investigated national datasets that are...
View Article“Lumbered with a backward-looking mindset”
Speaking at an event on delivering heat networks in Parliament today, ACE Director Joanne Wade made reference to a remarkably pertinent speech on energy given by David Cameron to the Local Government...
View ArticleLocal stories – Energy Efficiency in Penrith and The Border
Our area report on energy efficiency in Penrith and The Border is the third constituency-focused report. Using a combination of national datasets containing constituency-level information, and case...
View ArticleLocal stories – Energy Efficiency in Bracknell
Our latest local report, on energy efficiency in Bracknell - the fourth in a series of area reports - is out now. We're really grateful for the contributions from Bracknell Forest Council, InstaGroup...
View ArticleTreasury slammed following 9,000 cold home deaths
The Treasury was strongly criticised this week after a Panorama investigation revealed that over 9,000 people in England and Wales died from living in cold homes last winter.Yet Government support for...
View ArticleNew PM must stick to key EU climate change targets for 2020
Irrespective of Brexit, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet must commit to critical EU targets for the year 2020 on cutting carbon emissions and transforming the UK’s energy...
View ArticleLondon Local Story: A world-class city, but its buildings lag behind
The challenge London set itself in its 2011 Climate Change and Energy Strategy is ambitious. To reduce the city’s CO2 emissions, the target for buildings is to retrofit 2.9 million homes; retrofit...
View ArticleOur response to BEIS’s consultation on ECO: Help to Heat
The overall size of Help to Heat is too small to meaningfully tackle carbon emissions and fuel poverty. Under the proposals, there will be significant under-delivery to households during the transition...
View ArticleThe UK will miss its climate targets without a step-change in buildings...
New research by the Association for the Conservation of Energy and the Regulatory Assistance Project paints a worrying picture of the UK’s prospects for achieving its carbon targets in the building...
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