Constant upheaval of energy efficiency policies at a government level confuse customers and has left them with little confidence in incentive schemes, a select committee hearing has been told.
The government’s drive to promote awareness of energy switching appears to be failing after the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s public attitudes tracker revealed just 6% of those surveyed had firm plans to switch.
Scotland’s energy minister Fergus Ewing has accused the UK government of complacency a week after National Grid was forced to issue an urgent request for more electricity.
A leaked European Union document has revealed that the European Commission plans to unveil a raft of new measures to help member states meet energy efficiency targets next year.
The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) has said the UK should take inspiration from the United States if it is to introduce effective energy efficiency policies.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has made progress on its recent sustainability drive with two separate rooftop solar installations, to be installed under London’s RE:FIT programme.
The UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond has lauded the effects of a decarbonised world economy and its impacts on innovation, jobs and growth during a speech on climate change in the United Arab Emirates.
Scotland’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee has led calls for the country’s government to adopt a “whole system view” of its energy market and requested greater clarity over smart meters and demand reduction measures.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has warned that the UK must make more progress towards restructuring its energy system, and said further benefits will “only be harder” to come across.
