Reducing gas use in our homes will help avoid energy price hikes. But where is the best place to start?
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Cutting a home’s energy waste starts with stopping the leaks. Energy-efficient appliances and windows can make a difference, too.
Millions of people will risk their health to afford heating and electricity in the months ahead.
Failure to make the most of Britain’s abundant renewables will mean a costly and unreliable energy supply.
A home energy efficiency drive can shield households from mounting gas and electricity bills.
The cost of decarbonising the UK’s energy system is falling disproportionately on the poorest.
Housing currently accounts for almost one-fifth of the UK’s annual carbon emissions.
With electricity bills becoming more complicated, it’s increasingly difficult for customers to know if they are getting a good deal.
Not everyone can afford to pay for solar panels up front, but local planners can help disadvantaged households overcome energy poverty in several ways.
Price caps don’t cut it – but community ownership can help solve the energy problem and make people more resilient.
Energy firms should compete over the ‘stickiest’ customers, who won’t switch suppliers.
As the weather heats up, Australian households won’t just be cranking up the air conditioning for themselves. Some households will also be turning it on for their dogs or cats.
It’s not just about finding money for things like solar panels – poorer households can also find it harder to gain access to reliable information about the green energy options they do have.
A major report on why energy bills are so expensive was published the day after the vote for Brexit.
There are loads of things you can do to cut your energy bills - and many don’t involve stumping up any cash up-front at all.
Generators, retailers and consumers should be central to regulating utilities because network operators are gaming the system.
Energy prices are rising, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed that the profits of the handful of large energy supply companies are rising too. While it can be argued that there is no direct causal relationship…
The latest review of Australia’s energy-saving appliance scheme has delivered a rare trifecta: a good news story for the economy, the community and the environment. According to my estimates from data…
Energy from concentrated solar thermal power could save up to A$1 billion in Australia’s network investment costs. Research…
Debate over the development of shale gas in the UK and its potential benefits has intensified in recent weeks as the prime minister visited a fracking site in Lincolnshire to make announcements over how…
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Associate Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Adam Corner is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Research Fellow in Psychology, Affiliate of the centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST), Cardiff University
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Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Urban Environments (HUE) Collaboratory / City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Retired as Associate Consultant, Adapt Low Carbon Group, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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