Tag: policy
Newly Appointed APHC President Outlines Priorities
In his first speech as National President of the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC), Brian Silvester has spoken about two important activities...
UK Budgets 57% Carbon Reduction By 2030
HM Government today confirmed it is accepted the Committee on Carbon Change’s (CCC) recommended carbon budget, which lays out a 57% reduction in carbon...
Strong Renewables Growth Threatened By Government Policies, Says REA
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) released its annual statistical publication which has revealed record employment levels in 2015, but which also warns of the...
Irish Energy Use And CO2 Emissions On The Rise
Provisional energy figures for 2015, published by the Republic of Ireland's Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI), show mixed results in terms of the country's attempts...
LPG To Play An Important Role In Scotland’s Energy Mix
Newly-appointed Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has told delegates at this year's UKLPG Conference that the Scottish Government believed LPG will play an important role...
STA Continues To Push For Solar Thermal RHI Support
The solar industry has pledged to continue to push to keep solar thermal after HM Government’s consultation on plans to cut off all taxpayer...
Consumer Behaviour Critical To Carbon Reduction, Says Baxi
Understanding more about the behavioural psychology of consumers will be just as important to reducing carbon emissions as innovative technologies - that was the...
National Boris Boiler Scheme Cheaper And Greener Than RHI, Argues OFTEC
A national boiler replacement scheme would be over five times more effective in reducing carbon emissions from domestic heating than the government’s flagging domestic...
Green Deal Failed To Deliver Meaningful Benefit, Says NAO
A report published yesterday by The National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Green Deal did...
Carbon Emissions Slashed By 83% If LPG Users Switched To Biopropane
Annual carbon emissions from the residential LPG sector could be slashed by 83% by 2025 if heating was switched to biopropane. That’s according to...
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Seattle to Tax and Regulate Home Heating Oil Out of Existence...
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on the 23rd of September to phase out the use of home heating oil in the city, a...
