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Solar panels to be installed at Clarence House

8/27/2010 10:39:03 AM: The Prince of Wales has been given permission to install solar PV panels on the roof of Clarence House.

Developers 'must sell eco-homes at a price the market can bear'

8/17/2010 12:05:58 PM: The current property market conditions mean eco-homes and conventional properties must be sold at similar prices.

New EU rules 'could affect green home improvements'

8/16/2010 12:05:04 PM:

Coalition sets out ambitious emissions targets

7/27/2010 5:44:08 PM: The coalition government has set out ambitious climate change targets for the next decade.

CCS tracking technology tested in US

6/15/2010 5:32:07 PM: Scientists in the US have developed a system for tracking carbon dioxide underground.

Terraced houses make most energy efficient homes

6/2/2010 5:39:22 PM: Terraced houses make most energy efficient homes

Availability of funding 'will affect renewable heat market'

5/28/2010 5:39:04 PM: Social housing has been a growth area for ground source heat pumps but funding is in doubt.

Anaerobic digestion plant unveiled in Staffordshire

5/21/2010 3:59:10 PM: New anaerobic digestion plant in Staffordshire could provide National Grid with 1.3MW of electricity each year.

Have green politics come of age?

5/11/2010 10:01:09 AM: Does the election of a Green Party MP really mean that more sustainable views will be heard in parliament?

Is information overload on energy-efficiency leading to consumer distrust?

4/22/2010 11:20:07 AM: A new survey shows that consumers don't trust the advice they're given about energy-efficiency, should we let the money do the talking?

Government announces low-carbon transport funding

3/26/2010 9:18:13 AM: Low-carbon buses are at the centre of a new government initiative to improve air quality and reduce transport emissions.

Chancellor announces green investment bank

3/24/2010 3:58:10 PM: A new investment fund is to be set up to fund renewable energy and green transport.

Air pollution linked to 50,000 early deaths a year

3/23/2010 2:58:32 PM: A new report claims air pollution is responsible for 50,000 premature deaths a year.

Energy efficiency pledge for Welsh homes

3/18/2010 11:38:06 AM: Funding from Europe is to be used to make houses greener.

UK homes to become 25 percent more efficient under new regulations

3/15/2010 12:18:02 PM: Homes will be up to 25 percent more energy-efficient under new government proposals to save around two million tonnes of carbon from household emissions.

Govt to highlight climate change cost to health

3/10/2010 3:18:05 PM: Fighting climate change is vital for public health, the government will argue at a World Health Organisation conference today (March 10th).

Councils to get £10m grant to update green homes expertise

3/10/2010 12:18:11 PM: UK councils are to benefit from nearly £10 million in funds to help them update their green skills and advance the 'second wave' of eco-towns.

Eco-homes made from patented recycling process

2/26/2010 3:18:03 PM: Eco-homes could eventually be made from recycled everyday materials, after a Welsh company patented a recycling procedure.

Govt launches retrofit test run across UK

2/26/2010 9:38:03 AM: Eighty-seven social housing developments across the UK will be part of the largest retrofitting initiative undertaken by the government.

Homes in Manchester to form low carbon micro-grid

2/17/2010 3:29:05 PM: Social housing developments in Manchester will become the testing ground for a micro-grid project that will save 20 million tonnes of carbon.