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Top Tips To Reduce Your Personal Carbon Footprint

It's the destination the UK arrives at when it stops releasing harmful emissions into the atmosphere. The deadline to achieve net zero is 2050. The year may seem like a million miles away but it's slowly creeping up and before we know it, it will have arrived, and the powers at be will be scrambling…

Carbon Neutral Vs Net Zero: What’s the Difference?

The two buzzwords that are ushering in the new climate-conscious age. Carbon Netural and Net Zero Across the globe companies big and small are all rushing to claim one, two, or both. In the coming years, having accreditation of being Net Zero or a Carbon Neutral business will be worn as a badge of honour…

The Smartest Path to Low-Carbon Heating: Go Hybrid

Hybrid is Key The UK's aging, poorly insulated stock of buildings poses a dilemma for homeowners seeking to reduce their carbon emissions. Performing major insulation upgrades would be hugely disruptive and costly, leaving many reluctant to make significant changes. Yet leaky, inefficient homes sabotage efforts to transition away from high-carbon heating. How can we square…

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Top Five Heat Pump Myths Debunked

Heat Pumps are the ace up the sleeve in plans for the UK to reach net zero by 2050. Initial take-up has been slower than anticipated but with a ban on gas boilers in new build homes from 2035, the government target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 could still be…

Top Sustainable Energy Trends To Look Out For This Summer

Trending Upwards The world is facing a climate crisis. If rising temperatures are not limited to 1.5°C, climate catastrophe is inevitable. There is growing consensus that society is heading towards the point of no return and global urgent action is required to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The good news is, accelerated efforts are…

Clean Energy: Where Is The Consistency, The Drive?

The UK has just ended its record 46-day ‘coal-free’ streak. Severely damaging confidence in the clean energy ambition. The run was broken due to rising energy demand caused by the current heat wave engulfing the country. Falling back on fossil fuels, even as a precautionary measure, further goes to show the need for significant investment…

The Future of EVs Isn’t Up For Debate

Actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson in a recent Guardian comment piece claimed he felt ‘duped’ by the actual green capabilities of electric vehicles (EVs). He cited figures expressing that EVs unleashed 70% more Co2 into the atmosphere than combustion engines and touted that purchasing second-hand combustion engine cars is better for the environment than electric…

Gone with the Wind: The UK’s Green Potential

Ukraine has managed to complete more onshore wind turbines than England despite currently being engaged in a war with Russia. 19 green energy turbines have been installed since the invasion, in comparison to only 2 in the UK. Despite the government promising to relax restrictions on wind farms last year, the green reforms have yet…

Is The Heat Pump Revolution Finally Taking Shape?

More than 80% of households that have replaced their gas boilers with an electric heat pump are satisfied with their new heating system, according to the first major survey of heat pump users. The survey, commissioned by the innovation charity Nesta, found those who switched to heat pumps have a level of satisfaction similar to those with…

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