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A wood stove emits more harmful air particulates than a diesel truck. Does their newfound popularity in cities threaten to wipe out progress in reducing air pollution?

I’ve heard the claims but I’m not yet sold. Please convince me

While new homes are increasingly designed to be more energy efficient, retrofitting existing properties can save money – and the environment

Some households are eligible for grants and free insulation – or even new boilersThousands of householders – particularly those on low incomes – are missing out on free energy efficiency measures, including new boilers,...

Dutch consortia Energiesprong could give zero carbon retrofits to social homes across England, using innovative wrap-around insulated panels, if EU funding is approved

Dutch consortia Energiesprong could give zero carbon retrofits to social homes across England, using innovative wrap-around insulated panels, if EU funding is approved

Many of us have good intentions, but have you managed to save energy or cut down on waste at home in the last year? Continue reading...

Scrapping programme will result in massive job losses and huge costs in lost savings, green association warnsScrapping the government's commitment to key measures to bring energy efficiency improvements to homes would cost...

The government's much-vaunted energy-saving scheme has been criticised as overly complex and expensiveThe government has billed its Green Deal as "the most ambitious home improvement programme since the second world war",...

The Green Deal is littered with caveats and controls that might deter potential consumers – but with a bit of awareness they should be able to avoid most pitfallsHomeowners can now sign up to a "Green Deal" which enables...

Simply fixing a sheet of tin foil behind the radiator stops a lot of expensive heat escaping … so the theory goesCould a roll of tin foil prove to be a better bet than the Green Deal to beat rising gas and electricity bills?Silver...

Housing industry leaders say the green measure is needed to ensure improvements to the UK's ageing housing stockHousing industry leaders have urged George Osborne to restore the so-called conservatory tax, axed by Eric Pickles...

Government's green deal scheme offers a range of energy-saving home improvements with deferred payments linked to how much you save on your billsIf you are fed-up with living in a cold house or paying huge heating bills,...

Homeowners in Conservative-run Uttlesford must enact basic energy-efficiency measures if they want to build extensions – the same idea David Cameron just scrappedA Conservative council in Essex has been running a so-called...

Ministers will reject moves that require homeowners to make their properties energy efficient before building extensionsAll the mandatory elements of the government's green deal for homes are to be scrapped following an intervention...