OVER-75s in the region with oil-heated homes are being urged to sign-up to a cold weather priority scheme.
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Vegetable oil heats eco friendly Stirlingshire family home
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A SIMPLE solution to greener heating could be on the way for 23,000 oil heated homes in Northumberland. It comes after early success in trials across the UK for a new, renewable liquid fuel alternative to kerosene. The new fuel - Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) - is made from fossil-free, certified, sustainable waste materials sourced without harming the environment and reduces emissions by almost 90 per cent. Nineteen properties across the UK have successfully adopted HVO and now there are plans to expand the trials further over the coming months. The properties have switched to the new fuel after simple, relatively inexpensive modifications to existing oil heating systems.
Article by Amanda Doyle
THE Climate Change Committee (CCC), an independent body that advises the UK Government on climate policy, has released its advice on how the UK can reach its short- and long-term targets and reach net zero emissions by 2050.
The Climate Change Act of 2008 requires the UK to set a new carbon budget every five years based on recommendations from the CCC. The sixth carbon budget covers 2033–2037 and is the first to take into account the target of net zero emissions by 2050. It outlines changes that must take place in every sector over the next 30 years. The Government is required to respond to the CCC report by June 2021.