Focus on Buildings
US apartment buildings wrap up $1B in HUD funds for lower utility bills and climate upgrades
HUD's $1.4B Green Retrofit Program updates affordable housing, focusing on energy efficiency, cost savings, and climate resilience.
Calculating clean energy household savings for Canadians and how government incentives could help
Canadian households could cut costs and carbon emissions with clean energy solutions, but government incentives are crucial to widespread adoption.
Scotland’s ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes scrapped
“A ban on wood-burning stoves would have had a devastating effect on our rural and island communities."
New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks
The heat network scheme which could provide low carbon heating for some of London’s most famous buildings has been launched for Westminster.
No home left behind: a postcode approach to electrification
A community-driven pilot project in Australia promises to show how household electrification can be accelerated and co-ordinated at scale.
Six towns and cities chosen to pilot England’s first clean heating networks
England's first clean heat network zones will launch in Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth, Stockport, Sheffield, and two London areas.
UK bank Nationwide Building Society will offer bigger interest-free loans for green retrofitting
The bank is offering interest-free loans of up to £20,000 to help its mortgage customers make their homes more energy efficient.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant gears up for Big Tech reboot
Constellation Energy aims to revive the half-century-old Three Mile Island nuclear plant to fuel Microsoft's data centers.
Green retrofitting ‘can improve property values and rental yields for landlords’ in England: analysis
Energy-efficient buy-to-let properties in England can yield a 10.9% price premium and boost rental income by seven per cent, analysis show.
Canada’s early emissions estimate for 2023 shows modest decline, but oil and gas emissions undermine progress
Progress on reducing emissions is possible, but hitting Canada's 2030 target requires that governments build on policy momentum.
