Energy Saving Trust
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Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation jointly funded by the British Government and the private sector in order to help fight climate change
by promoting the sustainable use of energy
, energy conservation and to cut carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom
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They provide free, impartial advice and information for people across the UK looking to save and/or generate energy, reduce their energy bills and use water more efficiently. They also work with like-minded organisations and groups who wish to tackle climate change, both in the public and private sector.
The Energy Saving Trust has teams based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, whilst in England there is a regional structure. This approach allows them to deliver UK-wide programmes on a country and regional basis, as well as country-specific programmes in each of the individual nations in the UK. It also enables them to offer people help tailored to their home type, circumstances and household budget.
They respond to consultations from UK Government including the devolved administrations, parliamentary select committees, the European Commission, regulators and other agencies. The Energy Saving Trust also undertakes major research to inform their strategic positions.
As well as evaluating the impacts of their own programmes, the Energy Saving Trust provides evaluation expertise to others.
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
by promoting the sustainable use of energy
Sustainable energy
Sustainable energy is the provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources include all renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal...
, energy conservation and to cut carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Background
The Energy Saving Trust is a UK-based organisation, focused on promoting action that leads to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions - a key contributor to man-made climate change. They were set up in 1993.They provide free, impartial advice and information for people across the UK looking to save and/or generate energy, reduce their energy bills and use water more efficiently. They also work with like-minded organisations and groups who wish to tackle climate change, both in the public and private sector.
The Energy Saving Trust has teams based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, whilst in England there is a regional structure. This approach allows them to deliver UK-wide programmes on a country and regional basis, as well as country-specific programmes in each of the individual nations in the UK. It also enables them to offer people help tailored to their home type, circumstances and household budget.
Members
Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation jointly funded by the British Government and the private sector. Its current members are:Government
- The Secretary of State for the Energy and Climate Change
- The Secretary of State for Transport
- The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- The First Minister for Scotland
- The Welsh Assembly Government
Private Sector
- Baxi Heating UK Ltd
- CentricaCentricaCentrica plc is a multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America. Centrica is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names "Scottish Gas" in...
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- National Grid Transco plc
- Northern Ireland ElectricityNorthern Ireland ElectricityNorthern Ireland Electricity Limited is the electricity asset owner of the transmission and distribution infrastructure in Northern Ireland. NIE does not own generate or supply electricity. NIE is a subsidiary of ESB Group....
- Phoenix Natural GasPhoenix Natural GasPhoenix Natural Gas is the largest gas distribution business in Northern Ireland, being the owner and operator of the licence for the distribution network in the Greater Belfast area...
- RWE-npower plc
- Scottish and Southern Energy
- ScottishPower plc
- Royal Dutch ShellRoyal Dutch ShellRoyal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
- Worcester, Bosch Group
Consumer advice and action
The Energy Saving Trust work with consumers by providing them with practical advice and support through their website and via our local advice centres which enables them to save energy,conserve water and reduce waste in the home and make sustainable transport choices.Product labelling and certification
Energy Saving Trust Recommended is the Trust's product labelling scheme for the most energy effciency products on the UK market. The label can be found on 32 different types of products across insulation, glazing, home electronics, heating, home appliances, lighting and IT sectors. When you see the label on products you can be sure that it will save you energy thanks to the strict performance standards, set by the Energy Saving Trust and industry experts, that it has met.Commercial partnerships
The Energy Saving Trust work in collaboration with commercial organisations that show a genuine commitment to reducing the UK's carbon emissions in the domestic sector by helping them engage their customers and employees to save energy, conserve water and reduce / recycle waste.Housing and building professionals
The Energy Saving Trust provide technical guidance and solutions to help UK housing professionals design, build and refurbish to high levels of energy efficiencyLocal authorities and housing associations
The Energy Saving Trust offer a range of advice, support and services designed specifically to help local authorities and housing associations meet their obligations under the new carbon dioxide emissions performance indicator.Communities
The Energy Saving Trust - through their Green Communities programme - supports, facilitates and promote community based energy projects. They also provide advice through their network of advice centres which provide direct support to communities to make things happen on the groundBusiness transport
The Energy Saving trust operates a transport advice programme, available to organisations in England and Scotland, and offers solutions to help reduce costs and improve the environmental performance of car and van fleets.Strategy
The Energy Saving Trust provides independent evidence-based strategic analysis around the areas of:- Household energy efficiency
- Low-carbon transport
- Mass market renewables and micro generation
They respond to consultations from UK Government including the devolved administrations, parliamentary select committees, the European Commission, regulators and other agencies. The Energy Saving Trust also undertakes major research to inform their strategic positions.
Evaluation and accreditation
The Energy Saving Trust manages robust accreditation services such as the Energy Saving Trust Recommended logo, which is now widely recognised and used as a mark on energy efficient appliances.As well as evaluating the impacts of their own programmes, the Energy Saving Trust provides evaluation expertise to others.
See also
- Conservation movementConservation movementThe conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus and plant species as well as their habitat for the future....
- Ecology movementEcology movementThe global ecology movement is based upon environmental protection, and is one of several new social movements that emerged at the end of the 1960s. As a values-driven social movement, it should be distinguished from the pre-existing science of ecology....
- Energy use and conservation in the United KingdomEnergy use and conservation in the United KingdomEnergy use in the United Kingdom stood at 3,894.6 kilogrammes of oil equivalent per capita in 2005 compared to a world average of 1,778.0. In 2008, total energy consumed was 9.85 exajoules - around 2% of the estimated 474 EJ worldwide total...
- Energy policy of the United KingdomEnergy policy of the United KingdomThe current energy policy of the United Kingdom is set out in the Energy White Paper of May 2007 and Low Carbon Transition Plan of July 2009, building on previous work including the 2003 Energy White Paper and the Energy Review Report in 2006...
- Environmental movementEnvironmental movementThe environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
- List of environmental organizations
- Sustainable developmentSustainable developmentSustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
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