CERG calls on Scottish Government to accelerate response to climate emergency

2 September 2021

A new report from the Climate Emergency Response Group outlines 12 key actions the Scottish Government should take to accelerate its response…

UK Government legally commits to ambitious emissions reduction target

21 April 2021

The UK Government will today in parliament lay out the legislation setting out its legal commitment to the world’s most ambitious climate…

Energy Saving Trust joins coalition in letter to government over concerns about Future Buildings Standard

15 April 2021

A coalition of climate action and built environment organisations has written to the UK Government to express concerns about the current Future…

Energy Saving Trust welcomes Environmental Audit Committee’s energy efficiency recommendations

22 March 2021

The Environmental Audit Committee has urged the UK Government to take urgent action to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the…

Energy Saving Trust welcomes UK Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy

17 March 2021

The UK Government has unveiled a new low-carbon industrial sector strategy, supported by over £1 billion in funding to cut emissions from…

Who pays? Future heat and the elephant in the room

12 March 2021

We have just 15 years to build a supply chain capable of installing 1.6 million low carbon alternatives to gas boilers each…

Getting to net zero: product policy

10 March 2021

The products we all consume and how they are manufactured and disposed of play a significant role in either the protection or…

Mind the gap? The curious case of the ‘Future support for low carbon heat consultation’ and the missing millions

10 March 2021

This is the first in a series of two articles on the UK Government’s planned support for low carbon heating in homes…

New energy white paper sets out ‘fair and affordable’ transition to net zero

15 December 2020

The UK Government has released a new energy white paper, which sets out how the UK will clean up its energy system…

Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget details path to decarbonisation

9 December 2020

The Climate Change Committee's (CCC) Sixth Carbon Budget sets out a detailed path to achieve decarbonisation in the UK over the next…