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More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.
A shift to heating our homes by heat pumps would put massive pressure on the electricity grid.
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
Insulate Britain, a new environmental campaign group, is right to highlight the need for action on home insulation.
What if you could pay to heat your home the same way you pay to stream music? You can with heat-as-a-service.
Heat pumps are the technology of choice for heating and cooling buildings more efficiently and with fewer carbon emissions than furnaces and air conditioning.
District heating can recycle waste heat and pump it where it’s needed.
HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet.
Per capita electricity use was higher in the 1970s than today.
Out of the existing 29 million homes in the UK, only eight million meet the highest energy standards.
Heat pumps use electricity to transfer warmth from outside to inside a house.
Taxes designed to encourage a green transition can instead penalise smaller businesses and ensure they’re left behind.
Social media is a great way to to share tips, knowledge and expertise - including about how to reduce the environmental footprint of your home.
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