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.
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.
More than 350 businesses, including a significant number of major multinational firms, have co-signed a letter addressed to global leaders attending COP22 this week in Marrakech, urging them to support the Paris Climate Agreement.
Green energy supplier Good Energy has formally launched Selectricity, the peer-to-peer renewable energy trading platform that trialled under the name Piclo.
