The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is seeking views on how to drastically change the consumption of heat and energy in non-domestic properties after uncovering potential savings of £1.3 billion a year from private sector initiatives.
The average business investment in energy efficiency projects has increased more than five-fold since the first three months of the year, a surge which could be attributable to Brexit and fears over increasing equipment costs.
A new survey has uncovered significant potential for small businesses to adopt increased energy efficiency measures after just one in ten UK SME business owners were found to believe they have decreased energy consumption over the last year.
A number of major businesses of the Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) have said that the international community must start to put 2050 climate strategies into place now if the world is to meet more pressing aims.
Large, European companies have concluded that deriving all of their energy demand from renewable sources represent a “major strategic opportunity” moving forward, according to a new report published by The Climate Group has found.
An official survey of the UK’s non-domestic building stock has uncovered significant potential for energy efficiency technologies, which could save owners or tenants as much as £1.3 billion each year.
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has signed the instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement, making the UK the latest country to officially adopt the commitments made by 197 countries to limit global warming to two degrees.
