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IET: Draft Energy Bill needs to focus on reducing electricity demand

The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), the non-profit engineering body, has today called for the government to do more to encourage the reduction of electricity usage. The call is in response to the Draft Energy Bill, presented today in Parliament by Energy Minister Ed Davey, who stated that the Bill would ensure that the lights would stay on for years to come.

CPA: Industry Launches Green Deal Opportunities Publication

A publication outlining the Green Deal Opportunities for Industry has been published jointly by the Construction Products Association Green Deal Project Team and the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes.

Cogent SSC: UK Nuclear Skills Awards - 22nd March 2012

The UK Nuclear Awards is steadily becoming an anticipated annual event in the Nuclear calendar. The National Skills Academy for Nuclear and Cogent Sector Skills Council are preparing to hold their fourth collaborative Skills Awards Evening for the industry.

NEA: Fuel poverty awareness day

As temperatures plummet, the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action launches Fuel Poverty Awareness Day urging all households struggling to heat their homes to seek help immediately and avoid needless suffering.

IET: Adjustments needed on UK energy policy

A new report, published today, considers whether current policies are far-reaching enough for the UK to meet its carbon budgets and build a low carbon economy.

IET: Adjustments needed on UK energy policy

A new report, published today, considers whether current policies are far-reaching enough for the UK to meet its carbon budgets and build a low carbon economy.

CIOB looks for Carrot and Stick in Green Deal consultation

In response to the Governments ‘Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation’ consultation the Chartered Institute of Building questions the lack of incentives for consumers to get involved.

CPA: New Entrants Essential if Green Deal to Work

Responding to the Government’s Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation consultation, the Construction Products Association has acknowledged the enormous potential Green Deal could bring in improving the energy performance of UK buildings, but gave a cautionary warning that there were some fundamental issues that still needed to be addressed.

IET: Failure to Focus on Consumers Risks Power Shortages by 2017

Expert urges consumer-centric energy programme to overcome challenges facing consumers, government and utilities

Smart meters: golden opportunity for Government

John Scott from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, said: "We are encouraged to see that the PAC report highlights the key issue of communications and data availability from smart meters."

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British Gas announced on Friday that gas and electricity prices are to rise by an average of 18% from mid August.

The energy provider blamed the rising wholesale price of gas for the increases.

A month ago Scottish Power revealed similar price rises for August and other major suppliers are expected to follow suit.

This has led to reports that the UK is to face some of the highest energy prices in Europe, a suggestion the energy secretary Chris Huhne dismissed as "nonsense" on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show yesterday.

Mr Huhne was responding to a Sunday Telegraph report which predicted a 30% rise in energy bills over the next 20 years as a result of government incentives to persuade energy providers to build and utilise more UK based wind farms and nuclear power plants.

Huhne: UK highest energy prices in Europe is 'nonsense'

Unison: Energy price rises another blow for low paid workers

Consumer Focus: Unfair energy price rises will push thousands into fuel poverty

CAB: Energy price rises will leave vulnerable without heat

British Gas: Energy price rises necessary

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Paxman: "Your challenge will be to stop yourself becoming a total irrelevance."

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Evidence-based policy should not be a radical concept. It needs to be celebrated.

Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.

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Application forms are now available for an exciting conference in Manchester. The fun-packed day will give you practical solutions and advice on managing stress and time to help you achieve a work/life balance.

BHA: The Marriage Debate - ‘This house would legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales'

Two weeks before the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, ‘This House Would Legalise Same-Sex Marriage’.

BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition and Conference

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Energy price rises

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Huhne: UK highest energy prices in Europe is 'nonsense'

Unison: Energy price rises another blow for low paid workers

Consumer Focus: Unfair energy price rises will push thousands into fuel poverty

CAB: Energy price rises will leave vulnerable without heat

British Gas: Energy price rises necessary

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No 10 unleashes Tory gay marriage opposition with free vote move

No eurozone answers as crisis drifts on

Must try harder: £35bn remains in uncollected tax

Leveson vs Paxman: 'You could become an irrelevance'

Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"

Rees-Mogg: Coalition can't fix Britain

The Watson/Mensch love-in continues… sort of

Pseudo facts? New London Assembly gets off to a rocky start

Beecroft stings 'socialist' Cable

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