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The Warm Homes Plan: Why local leadership and early planning matter
HOUSING

The Warm Homes Plan: Why local leadership and early planning matter

By Paul Bourgeois | 26 February 2026

Councils that plan early and lead locally on retrofitting will be best placed to shape programmes that deliver lasting benefits, writes Paul Bourgeois

RESILIENCE

Local Power Plan will fail unless we share power, not just infrastructure

By Emily Morrison | 24 February 2026

Emily Morrison says that done right, the Local Power Plan could help build local resilience for d...

ENERGY

Local energy, local control

By Eamon Grimes | 19 February 2026

Local authority investment in renewable electricity offers long-term budget stability and reduced...

RECRUITMENT

Achieving energy performance at scale and pace

By Edward Barlow | 06 November 2025

Success in delivering energy projects requires the right mix and amount of professionals, writes ...

PLANNING

Planning power grab bid

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025

The Government is seeking to gain more powers to prevent councils refusing planning permission.

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Scaling up decarbonisation for good

By Andrew Spencer | 14 August 2025

Taking decarbonisation initiatives to the next stage must be about scale and systemic transformat...

ENERGY

Why local authorities are key to the UK's energy future

By Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani | 11 August 2025

As the UK phases out the use of fossil fuels, Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani presents a decision-ma...

ENERGY

Clean, electric heat is a matter of security as well as sustainability

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 27 June 2025

As geopolitical instability drives up energy prices, now is the moment to remind people: decarbon...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Surrey's journey towards a cleaner energy future

By Ben McCallan | 02 June 2025

Ben McCallan explains how Surrey CC has helped establish a community energy sector by building st...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Watchdog gives go ahead to regional energy strategies

By Emily Twinch | 07 April 2025

Utilities watchdog Ofgem has given the go ahead for regions to draw up energy strategies that wil...

ENERGY

North 'key' to renewable energy

By Emily Twinch | 25 March 2025

Ministers should invest in clean manufacturing and set up mayoral-led councils in the North to he...

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