Postcards: German churches save on heat, still help the needy warm up
The Associated Press report from Berlin on how churches in Germany are stepping up to help people struggling with freezing temperatures and rising energy costs…
Grim winter looms as wartime Ukraine braces for infrastructure attacks
Kharkiv, Ukraine Reuters In an abandoned tower block damaged by Russian shelling in Ukraine’s second city, Olga Kobzar plans to tough out winter for as long as she can without electricity, water and central heating by lighting the gas stove in her kitchen for warmth. The 70-year-old, who lives alone in a devastated district of […]
As heating bills spike, how can Europe protect its poor?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of Europeans face fuel poverty this winter as gas prices hit unprecedented highs, forcing governments to offer a raft of reforms, rules and sweeteners to cushion the blow. The spectre of soaring heating bills – after a pandemic that has already savaged incomes – has led some countries to come up […]
A Sustainable Life: Five cost-effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint at home
In an article first published on The Conversation for the UK context, WENDY ROWAN, LAURA LYNCH and STEPHEN MCCARTHY, of University College Cork, outline five simple ways to reduce your household carbon emissions…
England’s Bath Abbey set to tap hot water from nearby Roman Baths for renewable heating solution
Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths. PICTURE: David Adams England’s world-renowned Bath Abbey is set to have eco-friendly underfloor heating installed in an innovative solution using water from the nearby World Heritage-listed Roman Baths. The works, being undertaken as part of a £19.3 million project to restore the abbey’s floor, will see engineers using technology […]