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Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions.

Former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore’s report into Net Zero calls for ambitious policies to drive energy transition, framing it as a huge economic opportunity to drive national growth.

Using and conserving energy in the home is one theme the report tackles.  

We discuss home insulation with Colm Britchfield , policy advisor at E3G. His recent report found those in some of the worst housing , in the private rented sector could save hundreds of pounds a year if their homes were properly insulated. But what is the incentive for landlords to pay for insulation?

Electric heat pumps have been heralded as an alternative to gas boilers, but they are currently more expensive and finding an installer is not easy. 
Rebecca Dibb-Simkin from Octopus Energy tells us how they are working to make the technology more available.

And what is the role of local authorities in the strive for net zero? We hear from  Polly Billington, chief executive of UK 100 – a network of local government leaders committed to sustainability policies.

How do you catch a poacher?  One way might be through their own mobile phone. Another is using a camera trap which sends a signal to game wardens.  These are technologies developed by Tim Van Deursen and Thijs Suijten from Hack the Poacher.

And we look at new findings on one of Australia’s Iconic species – Echidnas.
Dr Christine Cooper at Cutin University in Western Australia, found this marsupial is actually remarkably heat tolerant, and capable of handling temperatures which were previously thought to be lethal.

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