A recent survey suggests that many Americans have a poor understanding of the factors involved in climate change, the energy consumption associated with everyday activities, and effective means of making individual energy-savings.
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a statement on Friday attempting to clarify how its proposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will operate.
A new energy efficiency kitemark from the BSI has been recognised by the UK Government as an ‘early action metric’ for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency scheme.
UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker is urging businesses to register now for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme.
The UK Carbon Trust, which advises organisations on energy use and efficiency, has announced that it is to cut its free services for large organisations.
The public is being urged to track the UK Government’s energy use, which can now be viewed in real time, and hold it to account on reducing waste.
Home appliances manufacturers are calling for improved national efficiency standards and tax credits in the US.
The UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps hinted yesterday that the Government could relax the rules on how councils and developers achieve zero-carbon homes targets.
Technology giant IBM is joining forces with software and control specialist Tridium, a division of Honeywell, to develop technologies and solutions for energy efficient buildings.
Amid the hullabaloo of the UK Coalition Government’s first Annual Energy Statement yesterday, a prospectus for the country’s smart meter rollout was also published that could potentially bring forward the deadline to 2014.