How making homes energy efficient could boost the economy and create jobs
More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.
Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde •
conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 • ~6 min
Oct. 15, 2021 • ~6 min
Gas prices: how to ensure consumers don't pay for the next energy crisis
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
Jonathan Clarke, Senior Teaching Fellow in Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick •
conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 • ~9 min
Sept. 29, 2021 • ~9 min
Five numbers that lay bare the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain's homes
Insulate Britain, a new environmental campaign group, is right to highlight the need for action on home insulation.
Ran Boydell, Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University •
conversation
Sept. 14, 2021 • ~7 min
Sept. 14, 2021 • ~7 min
Five cost-effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint at home
As the UK heads into a recession, here are some simple - and cheap - tips to reduce utility bills and make less of an impact on the planet.
Stephen McCarthy, Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Business Information Systems, University College Cork •
conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes
Climate change is making extreme weather events, both hot and cold, more frequent across the Great Lakes region. Weatherizing low-income residents' homes is an important way to prepare.
Nicholas Rajkovich, Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York •
conversation
April 22, 2020 • ~8 min
April 22, 2020 • ~8 min
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