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Careers advisers and social media influencers promoting apprenticeships to Gen Z could help provide the green workers the UK needs to meet net zero, according to new research published during Green Careers Week 2023.
Careers advisers and social media influencers promoting apprenticeships to Gen Z could help provide the green workers the UK needs to meet net zero, according to new research published during Green Careers Week 2023.
The MCS Foundation has welcomed energy minister Lord Callanan’s statement that “Heat pumps and heat networks will be the main route to cutting household emissions for the foreseeable future”, following news that the Government has suspended plans for a “hydrogen town” at Redcar.
Local grid upgrades need to become a critical infrastructure priority over the next 25 years if we are to meet our legally binding carbon budgets, according to a new paper from the MCS Foundation and energy analysts Regen.
New research shows that households living in a typical semi-detached new build would save an average of £1,342 a year, if the Government mandates solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage for all new homes.
New research shows that households living in a typical semi-detached new build would save an average of £1,342 a year, if the Government mandates solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage for all new homes.
Removing social and environmental levies from electricity bills could save consumers up to £300 a year and incentivise the uptake of heat pumps, a new independent report by Cornwall Insight and the MCS Foundation has said.
Removing social and environmental levies from electricity bills could save consumers up to £300 a year and incentivise the uptake of heat pumps, a new independent report by Cornwall Insight and the MCS Foundation has said.
Homeowners are planning energy efficiency upgrades that for the most part will not have a significant impact on carbon emissions, according to a new report.
Homeowners are planning energy efficiency upgrades that for the most part will not have a significant impact on carbon emissions, according to a new report.
Net zero will require a transformation of the energy grid on a scale unseen since the 1960s – but these upgrades are possible and will bring huge benefits for UK homes, business and energy security, a new report has found.
An upgraded grid will allow millions of homes to install heat pumps and EV chargers, and will unlock…
Net zero will require a transformation of the energy grid on a scale unseen since the 1960s