New support for councils to enforce rules banning landlords renting homes with worst energy...
£4.3 million of extra funding for councils across the country designed to support them make an extra 100,000 engagements with the most difficult to...
‘Energy should act as a policy model in the greening of other sectors’
STRENGTHENING climate policy signals beyond the energy sector and reducing regulatory uncertainty can help to open up and drive investments into new markets for...
Farm waste could be turned into animal feed, say researchers
WASTE products from farms could be used to produce a high-energy, low-cost and environmentally-friendly feed for livestock.
Scientists from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and...
Chance to invest in bonds for West Lothian town to enjoy solar energy
A SECOND chance to invest in Scottish Communities Finance's Community Bond Offer has been announced in order to bring community and climate benefits for...
Social media users take on friends’ eating habits, new research suggests
SOCIAL media users are more likely to eat fruit and veg – or snack on junk food – if they think their friends do...
Social housing to be prioritised for veterans, members of Armed Forces and their families
NEW measures to ensure access to social housing is improved for members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families have been announced by...
The level of the price cap will fall by £84 from October, Ofgem announces
OFGEM has announced that the price cap will fall by £84 from £1,126 to £1,042 per year for the winter period (October-March).
This is the...
Wildlife flourishes during lockdown, says National Trust
EIGHT weeks since the National Trust closed its properties to restrict the spread of coronavirus, wildlife seems to be enjoying its unusually empty gardens...
Scotland’s Low Emission Zones paused in response to COVID-19
PLANS to implement low emission zones across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee have been paused temporarily in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The decision has...
65% of households supplied by ‘green’ energy suppliers, research shows
Households with ‘green’ suppliers, those only offering electricity tariffs backed by Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGOs) certificates, rocketed from less than 20% in...
