Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
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A two-pronged approach to energy support would see targeted help with bills and more efficient housing.
Existing decarbonisation measures are often unsuitable for the least efficient homes – failing to improve their performance will trap vulnerable people in fuel poverty.
Local pubs and breweries are disappearing across the UK due to the rising cost of living and doing business.
The government is rolling out smart meters across the UK, but at present they are providing households with little benefit.
More ambition, particularly in boosting energy efficiency, could help.
A third of people we surveyed incorrectly thought there was a £2,500 cap on energy bills.
People struggling to pay their power bills may never have anticipated experiencing such hardship. It’s time to tackle energy equity head-on.
Europe is facing the prospect of an acute energy crisis – how does research suggest households can reduce their energy use?
Millions will still experience fuel poverty this winter, even with the government’s latest plan to help.
UK businesses are also suffering from the rising cost of living and doing business.
Economists discuss current political proposals designed to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Here’s how the government can provide clarity on the volatile cost of living crisis
None will address prices immediately. For now, the best option to keep warm this winter without breaking the bank is to shop around for the best electricity deals.
The UK chancellor is giving a one-off payment of £1,200 to the most vulnerable households, while U-turning on a windfall tax for energy companies.
Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments across Australia found many individual units were far below the average energy ratings for the complex as a whole.
Australian policy is increasingly focused on what’s known as ‘successful ageing’ – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. But for that, you need access to affordable energy.
While the media mainly worries about the cost of employee NI hikes and household energy bills, they’re missing an important part of the story.
More than 6 million UK households may now be unable to heat their homes.
The UK’s bumpy relationship with Saudi Arabia will not turn on new oil supplies.
Top contributors
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University
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Research fellow, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Surrey
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Research Team Leader, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of IT, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Finance, King's College London
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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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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of York
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Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
