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National Delivery Body required to decarbonise UK heat

The UK requires an independent impartial body to lead the heat decarbonisation strategy, according to a high-level commission convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham. The new Heat Commission published a series of recommendations for decarbonising heat as part...

CCC calls for total phase-out of gas boilers by 2035

In its latest progress report, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has demanded a clear timeline for the phase-out of gas boilers by 2035. The climate advisory body called for urgent policy to ensure low-carbon technologies, such as heat networks, can transition to...

Lockdown causes electricity switching slow down

Over 410,000 UK electricity customers chose to switch supplier last month, a 15% decrease on May 2019. According to latest figures published by Energy UK, consumer switches slowed down considerably during the lockdown. Nearly 2.5 million customers moved to a new...

UK must put low-carbon agenda at the heart of economic recovery

The government must incentivise energy efficiency and low-carbon infrastructure as part of the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged. The climate advisory body wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging for major...

UK Government pushed for climate-resilient COVID-19 recovery

The UK’s climate advisory body, The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has announced that it will “present advice to the government on supporting a resilient, low carbon economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis as part of its annual assessment of the UK’s...

Working from home could raise energy bills by £52m a week

With the majority of Brits working from home due to Cornonavirus, household energy bills could increase by around £52 million a week, research from Uswitch suggests. Approximately 16.8 million people are estimated to be staying home due to resent measures outlined by...