The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) took place in December 2018 in Kratowice, Poland, an area dominated by a coal-powered history. In light of recent research which shows a rise…
Claire Perry MP, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: “In this week of COP, it’s clearer than ever that we must maintain momentum on climate action and push ourselves to be more ambitious and…
The last blog in the series will focus on the promotion of EPCs. I will look into and make recommendations for improving this and increasing the relevance of EPCs in today’s climate. Promoting EPCs As well as improving the information…
Having discussed EPC ratings and the validity of the EPC certificate in my previous blog, I will now look into the recommendations for enhancing this data. It is important that government ensures that EPCs are fit for purpose and able…
The Government has set ambitions in the Clean Growth Strategy for all homes to be upgraded to EPC band C by 2035 where practical, cost effective and affordable. On the 26th July 2018, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial…
Air pollution in towns and cities is an increasing concern for citizens, health professionals, consumers and the media. Whilst interest in the media and elsewhere has centred on NO2 emissions that arise from diesel vehicles, solid fuels such as wood…
Imagine our country where no one has to choose between heating and eating; in which large numbers of our older people don’t have to sit huddled in blankets to keep warm in winter; where children don’t have to do their…
Lesley Rudd, Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Association commenting on the announcement of the Government’s new missions said ‘ I was delighted to be invited to hear in person the PM announce the mission relating to Clean Growth. The Sustainable…
100 years ago in 1918, Prime Minister David Lloyd George gave a speech in which he promised “to make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.” He promised, “homes fit for heroes”. After the trauma of the…
We now recognise the cost of ‘gas-guzzling’ cars to our pockets, our health and our environment but still we don’t seem to recognise the cost of ‘gas-guzzling’ homes. When we buy a new or used car we check its performance…
