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Next Steps for improving our heating
Boiler Plus was introduced a year ago, since then the SEA has published ‘Next Steps for Boiler Plus’ which considers how it is being implemented and how to improve it moving forwards.
SEA Annual Reception Statement from Energy Minister, Claire Perry
Claire Perry MP, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: “In this week of COP, it’s clearer than ever that we must maintain momentum on climate action and push ourselves to be more ambitious and innovative; however Christmas...
Energy Performance Certificates – how can we improve, enhance and promote them? Part 1
The Government has set ambitions in the Clean Growth Strategy for all homes to be upgraded to EPC band C by 2035 where practical, cost effective and affordable. On the 26th July 2018, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Ministry for...
Sustainable Energy Association’s response to Government’s ECO consultation
The Sustainable Energy Association welcomes the publication of the Government’s response to the Energy Company Obligation consultation as this provides greater certainty and stability for industry. The timescales and approaching parliamentary recess were a concern for...
Proposed tax increase on household energy saving solutions threatens action on climate change
The final price paid by consumers for measures which save energy and reduce emissions could be significantly increased by proposals from the Government to increase the VAT rate on energy efficient and low carbon solutions for homes. Currently the VAT applied to energy...
Collaboration over confrontation – in the words of Lesley Rudd
I’d like to think that we are all now aware of the impact of Climate Change. Recent events have certainly shown that our children are. In our fight to protect the planet, public attention often focuses on plastic reduction and compassion for wildlife, but we mustn’t...
Halving Energy use of New Homes
The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has today published a report which sets out how we can achieve the Government’s mission of halving energy use of new homes. Implementation of the policies proposed in the report would reduce both energy bills and carbon...
Energy Performance Certificates – how can we improve, enhance and promote them? Part 2
Having discussed EPC ratings and the validity of the EPC certificate in my previous blog, I will now look into the recommendations for enhancing this data. It is important that government ensures that EPCs are fit for purpose and able to deliver the recommendations...
Sustainable Energy Association welcomes Rebecca Pow’s Household and Commercial Energy Consumption (Innovative Technologies) Bill
Today Rebecca Pow MP (C Taunton Deane) will introduce the above Bill into Parliament. It will require the Secretary of State to undertake a public consultation relating to how new innovative technologies that are being developed can assist the Government in its aims...
Parliamentarians look to the future: Energy Innovation Exhibition
On 5th March, the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (PRASEG) hosted an event in Portcullis House to raise awareness amongst parliamentarians of innovative, energy efficient and low carbon...