Heat pumps unlock the path to building decarbonisation
Heat pumps provide energy-efficient heating and cooling and are one of the most effective technologies available to decarbonise buildings.
Technology / Built environment
Built environment
After the Ten Point Plan: Next steps to net zero
The UK government’s Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution sketches out a map to a net-zero economy, but much still needs to be filled in.
Climate change is costing hundreds of work hours a year
Workers in cities around the world are losing the equivalent of hundreds of hours of productive work each year due to excessive heat, reveals analysis by Energy Monitor.
Clean energy investors are betting on Biden
US clean energy stocks appear to have priced in a Biden win. But with policy details hazy and progress uncertain, the sector isn’t home and dry.
The bigger the better: Dimming lighting’s climate impact
Switching off one light bulb at a time won't significantly reduce emissions. Signify's Harry Verhaar makes the case for energy-efficient lighting at scale.
Community energy: power to the people
Are energy cooperatives key to reducing emissions, or just “antisocial rich people trying to disconnect from the grid”?
Why the Green Homes Grant shows a dangerous lack of ambition
The voucher scheme may sound generous, but cold homes are a £73bn problem that costs lives.
