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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.

Conservatives described the change as a ‘victory for common sense’ (Alamy/PA)
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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."

The Houses of Parliament by the Thames (John Walton/PA)
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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.

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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.

Leeds is one of the cities chosen (Richard McCarthy/PA)
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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.

Nationwide Building Society is offering interest-free loans of up to £20,000 to help its mortgage customers make their homes more energy efficient (Mike Egerton/PA)
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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.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is seen at sunset in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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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.

Energy-efficient properties can attract significant price premiums, analysis by The Mortgage Works indicates (Alamy/PA)
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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.

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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.

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Financial incentives alone are not enough to get more heat pumps in Canadian homes

Heat pumps: Skepticism and a lack of awareness keep people from using the incentives. Targeted campaigns are needed along with training for HVAC...

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