More solar farms are on the way around the UK, in a move that boosts the country's clean power goals but could spark anger from local opponents. The government awarded contracts to a record supply of renewables projects, including 157 solar developments across England, Scotland and Wales. The results have been welcomed
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UK Government Warm Homes Plan
The UK government launched their Warm Homes Plan on the 21st January 2026, aimed at improving 5 million homes across the UK. We have around 29 million homes to retrofit. The £15 billion commitment aims to streamline previous stop start approaches of home upgrades schemes, by reducing household energy bills and improving energy
Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say
E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to survive Cuts to a scheme for insulation and heatpumps for low-income households will leave homes damp, draughty and unsafe over winter, experts have said. Housing have asked for a one-year extension to the scheme to ensure continuity
How Clean is the Air in our Homes?
Climate Emergency UK has released The Local Climate Report: State of UK council climate action, containing the key headline statistics from the 2025 Council Climate Action Scorecards alongside in-depth analysis from sector experts
The report looks at the overall trends of UK councils’ climate action giving a comprehensive oversight of where progress has been made in the last two years and where action is still lacking, following the release of Climate Emergency UK’s first comprehensive analysis, the 2023 Action Scorecards. The 2025 Action Scorecards