Built environment

‘I beg to differ’: international industry experts reject Sunak’s comments on heat pumps

Heat pumps are an “obvious” solution for national decarbonisation and recent comments on the technology by UK Prime Minister Rishi…

Rendesco invests £150m in ground-source heat pumps for UK new-builds

Rendesco, a UK-based ground-source geothermal heat developer, recently announced it is developing a gross pipeline of more than £150m ($187m)…

Can China decouple emissions from economic growth?

Since the first known use of coking coal in blast furnaces in early 18th-century Britain, prompting the start of the…

Calling all US climate leaders: the DoE’s Better Climate Challenge

The US Department of Energy (DoE) recently launched the first season of its Better Climate Challenge (BCC) Road Show, a…

Danfoss “Smart Store” launch sets a standard for energy-efficient supermarkets

To address the growing challenges of energy demand, rising costs and food loss, Danish energy technology company Danfoss has unveiled…

Decarbonising cement: why the hold-up?

“Aside from water, there’s no material on Earth we use more than concrete,” tweeted Bill Gates in May. “That’s why…

UK no longer a leader on climate targets, the Climate Change Committee warns 

The UK government’s commitment to hit net zero has been criticised by its statutory body for climate change.   The…

EEFIG’s last day: a decade driving energy efficiency investments

Europe’s first – and only – formal energy efficiency financial institutions group, the EEFIG, is celebrating a decade of action…

EU must pick up speed on climate action, net-zero watchdog warns

The pace at which the EU is transitioning towards a net-zero future is too slow to achieve its 2030 and…

A “turning point” for energy efficiency – IEA interview

The world needs to double its progress on energy efficiency between now and 2030 to get on track to net-zero…