Energy efficiency measures such as insulation, efficient boilers and double glazing will be necessary to meet UK energy goals, according to consultants Ernst & Young.In a study that claims energy firms will need to spend £234 billion to secure energy supplies and ensure carbon emissions and renewable energy targets are...

Government support for energy-efficient home improvements will encourage more homeowners to install measures such as cavity wall insulation.This is the view of former environment minister Malcolm Wicks, who has backed Ed Miliband's recent proposal of financial support for those making energy efficient home improvements.Mr Wicks told the Green Guardian that...

Fuel poverty in the UK can be reduced by homeowners being more energy efficient and striving for a green home, one consumer campaigner has claimed. According to Consumer Focus, the three elements which result in fuel poverty are energy prices, income and energy efficiency. The organisation stated that energy efficiency...

Homeowners in the UK can collectively save as much as £1 million per year by adopting a number of 'green home' measures, one eco-doctor has claimed. Speaking to the News of the World, Dr Paula Owen of the Energy Saving Trust said that using energy-saving light bulbs, improving insulation and...

Insulation has a part to play in combating climate change, according to MEPs.Energy efficiency of buildings will have to drastically improve if the worst effects of climate change are to be avoided, according to Germany's Karl-Heinz Florenz and Slovenia's Romana Jordan Cizeli.A report by Mr Florenz calling for the EU...

As the heaviest snow in almost 20 years falls across the UK and there are warnings that the extreme weather will remain for a week, the need for insulation has been highlighted.The effects of the snow fall have ranged from the cancellation of all bus services in London to the...