Local authorities are being invited to access funding and expertise to help get hundreds of thousands of homes insulated and have renewable energy installed, as part of a new pilot scheme.

Gas boilers will no longer be allowed to be installed in new-build homes in Scotland as of today, 1 April.

Development of the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator has been led and funded by the MCS Foundation, a charity whose vision is to make every UK home carbon-free. LARA is a collaboration between the MCS Foundation and Ashden, Connected Places Catapult, National Retrofit Hub and the UK Green Building Council. 

Responding to the news that the Government has delayed the implementation of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, David Cowdrey, Director of External Affairs at the MCS Foundation said:  “It is extremely disappointing to see that the Government has postponed…

Less than a quarter of MPs (24%) believe that the Government is providing the support required to meet a target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028, YouGov polling shows.

Eight in ten MPs (79%) support making solar panels mandatory for all new-build homes, according to a new YouGov poll released today.

The MCS Foundation has welcomed two new trustees as the charity steps up its work to make every UK home carbon-free.

This brief report sets out the findings of research on ‘What Gen-Z want from a Green Job’ conducted by the market research agency Savanta on behalf of the MCS Foundation.

Record numbers of solar panels and heat pumps were installed in Welsh homes and businesses last year. 

Battery storage installations in homes will receive a boost by being zero-rated for VAT from today, as will co-contracted works for ground source heat pumps.