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According to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), reforms to the UK’s electricity market to drive low carbon investment and boost energy security took another step forward today with the announcement of key decisions to help shape the future energy landscape.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said:

“Today marks a milestone in delivering the reforms we need to move to a low carbon economy while keeping the lights on and costs for consumers down.

Vent-Axia has always known its fans are second to none in performance and quality and now the company has support from MITIE’s Property Services business in its claim. Over the last 18 months, approximately 1,800 of Vent-Axia’s dMEV (decentralized Mechanical Extract Ventilation) Lo-Carbon Centra fans have been installed on a far-reaching refurbishment project for housing provider, A2Dominion, earning a ringing endorsement from MITIE.

Citizens Advice warns that tenants who live in the coldest privately rented homes which haemorrhage heat through the walls, windows and doors are trapped into higher fuel bills because they rely on landlords to make their properties energy efficient.

Citizens Advice and Friends of the Earth have called on private landlords and Government to take action on heatless homes that are costing tenants hundreds of pounds in wasted energy a year. Citizens Advice wants:

• Global agreement achieved on a roadmap to a legally binding deal
• Second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol to be agreed next year
• Green Climate Fund to be set up

According to Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), the UN climate talks in South Africa have been heralded a success after a climate change deal was struck in the early hours of Sunday morning. 194 parties have spent the past two weeks in Durban discussing how to cut emissions to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees to avoid dangerous climate change.

Vent-Axia, a leader in hevac technology, has launched one of the quickest hand dryers on the market.

Recent research by the Carbon Trust has revealed the public sector has risen to the challenge of meeting carbon targets. Fresh analysis of 472 public sector bodies working with the Carbon Trust shows that the average carbon reduction targets have almost doubled since 2006, rising from 16% to over 28%.

Vent-Axia, a leader in HEVAC technology, has introduced an energy efficient range of radiant heaters. The launch further expands Vent-Axia’s existing heating portfolio, which already includes portable products, electric underfloor heating, and renewable technology, such as ground source and air source heat pumps.

Carbon Trust urges central Government’s 25% carbon target to be extended to whole of public sector to save more than £2bn in cost savings

New research released today (22 November 2011) by the Carbon Trust reveals that the public sector has doubled its determination to tackle climate change over the past five years despite facing difficult economic times.

An ambitious new strategy to tackle the housing shortage, boost the economy, create jobs and give people the opportunity to get on the housing ladder was announced today (21 November 2011) by the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister.