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Leading UK retailers pledge to stop selling the least energy efficient TVs
01.Apr.2010
Some of the UK¿s leading electrical retailers have voluntarily joined a new scheme launched by the Energy Saving Trust and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to remove the least energy efficient TVs from their stock, and educate shoppers about the benefit of buying an energy efficient TV.

Low Carbon Construction IGT
18.Mar.2010
The Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) at BIS has published its emerging findings on the challenges and opportunities for the construction sector.

Warm Homes, Greener Homes: The Government's strategy for Household Energy Management
02.Mar.2010
The Government has published its Household Energy Management Strategy Warm Homes, Greener Homes, setting out its plans for meeting its target for a reduction of 29% in carbon emissions from the household sector. The strategy responds to the consultation conducted on Heat and Energy Saving last year.

Carbon Emissions Reduction Target Update 07 - February 2010
24.Feb.2010
Ofgem has put together a newsletter which provides details and analysis of the energy suppliers¿ activity towards the CERT overall target of 185 million lifetime tonnes of CO2.

Fair Society, Healthy Lives
24.Feb.2010
The Marmot Review, published recently, highlights the need to create and develop sustainable places and communities to alleviate health inequality.

Home Insulation Scheme in Scotland
24.Feb.2010
In the Scottish Government's recent budget it was announced the Home Insulation Scheme will benefit from an increased budget from £15 million to £25 million, including £10 million for a new universal access scheme offering free insulation measures to around 90,000 homes.

Lighting Product GSBNs now available
24.Feb.2010
MTP has been preparing supporting documentation for each of the product areas covered in its consultation 'Saving Energy through Better Products and Appliances'.

Ed Miliband announces feed-in tariff levels and renewable heat incentive
03.Feb.2010
Earlier this week Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband announced the feed-in tariff (FITs) levels and also published a blueprint for a similar scheme to be introduced in April 2011 to incentivise low carbon heating technologies. The renewable heat incentive (RHI) will be a world first.

Local authorities pioneering new local carbon frameworks announced
03.Feb.2010
Communities Secretary John Denham has announced the nine pioneering local authorities that will work with Government to develop an ambitious programme of action to tackle climate change.

NI186 - Is it having an impact?
03.Feb.2010
Impetus Consulting Ltd has published a report on the implementation of NI 186. The report is the culmination of a research project funded by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust and the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes.

UK Innovation Investment Fund launches first fund
03.Feb.2010
The UK Innovation Investment Fund has launched the Hermes Environmental Innovation Fund, which has already raised £125m and will continue to seek further funding from investors.

New Chairman announced for Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes
01.Feb.2010
Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes has appointed Professor David Strong as its new Chair.

Ed Miliband responds to Committee on Climate Change's first annual report on carbon budgets
25.Jan.2010
In response to the Committee on Climate Change¿s first annual report on carbon budgets the Energy and Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband has said that Britain stood to gain not only from a green jobs revolution, but from measures to help people cut the amount of energy they use.

Boiler Scrappage Scheme
08.Jan.2010
Earlier this week the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband kick-started a national scheme to upgrade household heating systems.

New partnership hopes to push Britain into the vanguard of environmental technology
08.Jan.2010
The companies involved in the new charity the Thames Gateway Institute of Sustainability are hoping that in five years their work could create tens of thousands of jobs and push Britain into the vanguard of environmental technology.

John Healey launches proposals for more consumer-friendly homes rating
16.Dec.2009
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has launched proposals for a more consumer-friendly green rating for new homes.

Update on Home Energy Pay As You Save (PAYS) pilot
16.Dec.2009
The Energy Saving Trust has been working with the Department of Energy and Climate Change to roll out a pilot programme which will see five partner organisations delivering projects across England between now and March 2011. Details of the pilots have now been announced.

Pre-Budget Report 2009
09.Dec.2009
Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the 2009 Pre-Budget Report.

Smart meter rollout announced
04.Dec.2009
The Government has given the go ahead to install around 50 million smart meters in all of Britain's 26 million homes and in most small businesses by 2020.

Business Minister announces low carbon transition forum
27.Nov.2009
Business Minister Pat McFadden recently announced the creation and first meeting of the new Forum for a Just Transition, a body set up to ensure that the opportunities and challenges of moving to a low carbon economy are shared equally around the UK.

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