Including 5 closely related terms such as energy use, energy use, and energy performance.
… to the environment and public health, but the shift from public transport to private cars can have a negative medium-term impact. The pandemic’s long-term effect on individual behaviours, economic activity and energy use around the world are unclear. However, one thing that is certain is that more large-scale actions are essential to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Green Economy…
…, the document which sets out a council’s planning policy, to set higher energy performance standards for all new homes. The government has set out plans to radically improve the energy performance of new homes, with low carbon heating and be zero carbon ready by 2025. These homes are expected to produce 75-80% lower carbon emissions compared to current levels. To ensure industry is ready to meet…
… the buildings in which we live and work. Our experiences as energy consumers will be very different. Smart technologies are revolutionising how we can engage the market. Smart meters and a range of smart appliances, backed by new smart tariffs, will give us control about how we use energy and help us manage our bills – running the washing machine or charging the electric vehicle when demand is low…
… year, the UK Government has introduced more ambitious strategies to support the decarbonisation targets; while growing the economy and creating new, long-term green jobs. The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, The North Sea Transition Deal, The 10 Point Plan for a green industrial revolution, and The Energy White Paper aim to help the UK’s trajectory towards meeting the new sixth Carbon Budget…
… the Great Depression, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, one rare positive to emerge from the periods of lockdown in 2020 and 2021 has been a drop in global greenhouse gas emissions and improvements to air quality, primarily because of a significant reduction in transport. The pandemic is the biggest shock to the global energy system, with annual predicted decline in carbon…