The chief executive of environmental think-tank ESG has thrown his weight behind calls for energy efficiency to be recognised as a national infrastructure priority in light of agreements made at COP21.
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme is to be abolished, with increases in the Climate Change Levy (CCL) to rise in 2019 to compensate.
Representatives from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have teased changes to the business energy efficiency tax and reporting framework ahead of tomorrow’s Budget.
Public sector organisations in Wales are to be offered help from the Welsh government in reducing their energy consumption through a new support framework.
The energy management sector is this week bracing itself for sweeping reforms to business energy efficiency taxation and reporting procedures, as George Osborne prepares to deliver his latest Budget.
There is a growing appetite among UK businesses to adopt longer payback periods for energy saving improvements according to energy management firm SPIE.
Small and medium-sized enterprises were overcharged for their gas and electricity by as much as £280 million a year between 2007 and 2014, a damning report into the energy market has found.
