In the Opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth introduced 20 new bills including a new energy bill which will raise annual household energy costs. Despite this, the raised costs will help pay for cleaner energy sourced from nuclear power stations and wind farms. Inspired to help energy companies produce clean power, [...]

Approximately one quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from the energy used in homes — things like running appliances, lighting, and especially heating. It’s not uncommon for Brits to live in houses that are over 100 years old, and these older homes can be extremely inefficient at retaining warmth, [...]

The year of 2012 has been particularly special for the UK, celebrating the Queen’s diamond jubilee as well as the London Olympics in the same year.  It has sparked off a new-found love of British produce which in the long run should help the UK’s carbon footprint if there is [...]

A recent survey conducted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has revealed that almost 4 out of 5 people support the use of renewable sources in the UK for energy creation. The survey which is published today shows that solar energy has the highest level of support [...]

The on-going debate surrounding use of renewable energy in the UK moves on pace in light of recent media coverage of the government’s Green Deal scheme, the frequent arguments over wind farms and more recently, the development of shale gas production in the UK. Shale gas is causing the biggest [...]

The Green Deal Scheme has been the subject of much debate since its ‘soft launch’ on 1st October 2012. Many have been left confused about the benefits property owners can gain from it, whilst others are unsure as to what it’s even about. On Monday 19th November Greg Barker participated [...]

Britain’s energy and climate minister wants the EU to raise the price to businesses of producing carbon dioxide to reduce greenhouse gases and improve efficiency. The Guardian reports that Ed Davey told a press conference that companies had been awarded an excess of permits to produce carbon under the EU’s [...]

At Greener Ideal, we’ve brought you stories in the past of booming solar panel sales and the trendy reputation the industry has been experiencing. But a report from the Guardian says the number of UK homes installing solar panels has fallen dramatically since the start of August. And the sharp [...]

The UK government has introduced measures to cut carbon emissions on British roads by rewarding drivers who go green with tax breaks. Almost every vehicle on the road in the UK has to pay road tax. The amount of tax paid varies depending on the vehicles age and emission levels. [...]

Last month, we reported that Arctic sea ice had melted to record low levels. In August, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said that the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles. That broke the old record of 4.17 million sq. kilometres set in 2007. [...]