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Too narrow and too small: CIED researcher reacts to reforms to UK government’s ECO scheme
CIED researcher reacts to the government’s announced reforms to its Energy Company Obligation scheme.
Policy packaging or policy patching? How energy efficiency policies have developed in the UK and Finland
Guest blog by Dr David Vincent Since 1945, UK energy policy has undergone seismic shifts as I set out in my first blog. Looking to the future, I think we will see more disruptive changes as we struggle to meet our climate change greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and learn to live responsibly (and happily) …
Equity and justice in the energy system – the case of fuel poverty in the UK
We are again getting to the time of the year when the days are getting shorter and the nights colder. Many of us are turning our heating on, without having to think too much about it. However, many others are in a situation where they cannot afford heating in their homes and this time of …
We Need a Lorry-Load of Energy Savings; in the new ECO, the Government Delivers a Hatchback
by Jan Rosenow and Richard Cowart The United Kingdom was once a world leader in energy savings. We proved that investing in buildings, insulating lofts, and switching to efficient boilers, motors, and lighting created jobs, saved money, and lowered the environmental costs of energy systems. But in recent years we have turned our back on …
Public Accounts Committee report published following inquiry featuring CIED researcher
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published a report following their inquiry into UK energy efficiency policy that featured CIED…
There is no energy efficiency ‘silver bullet’ says CIED Research Fellow to Commons Public Accounts Committee
Jan Rosenow,a Senior Research Fellow at CIED, called the Green Deal a “failure” when giving evidence at the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee
Energy Efficiency: Time to get out of reverse gear
by Jan Rosenow & Richard Cowart In recent years across the UK, citizens, government, and the business community have all demonstrated a willingness to lead the world in the fight against climate change. So the mystery today is – why is the UK walking away from energy efficiency, the most effective and least-cost way of …
CIED gives evidence to the ECC on Home Energy Efficiency and demand reduction
I recently gave oral evidence, on behalf of the Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, to the House of Commons’ Energy and Climate Change Committee responding to the inquiry into home energy efficiency and demand reduction. This was based on an earlier written submission drawing on a range of academic work done by myself and …