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A handful of countries are striving for the prize of being the first carbon neutral nation on earth. There are a few familiar players among the contenders to go neutral first: notably Sweden and Norway. The Scandinavian nations are often wowing us with exemplar sustainable buildings a...
Leaving the heating on all day on a low temperature is cheaper than turning the heating up and down or on and off as needed. FALSE: For the majority of householders leaving your room thermostat on all day at a lower temperature will not only mean that your home will never be at a comf...
The BBC’s Inside Out programme recently took a visit to what is the UK’s largest Passivhaus development, near Saffron Walden in rural Essex. This kind of coverage is great news, as it raises the profile of the super energy-efficient building technique that may have a greater up-front ...
Should energy efficiency be the biggest infrastructure priority in the UK? That’s certainly the argument recently put forward by two different bodies. First to make the call was the UK Green Building Council , describing the need to further stimulate the energy efficiency market, call...
Climate change is generally thought of as more long term but local air pollution and poor air quality is here and now. The diesel engine has its place in moving our economy forward, it is the main power source for vans, trucks buses, taxis, construction machinery and over the last few...
Waste-to-energy is something of a holy grail. It’s an opportunity, in theory, to hit two sustainability strikes in one go. Naturally, there are various kinds of waste and various kinds of energy. So what does the future hold? Energy and climate change minister, Michael Fallon, said th...
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A recent poll suggests we’re all into renewable energy . The study by the universities of Cardiff and Nottingham suggests that 85 per cent of Brits support solar energy, while three quarters back wind. But supporting the idea of these technologies in the abstract is all well and good;...
