Opinion: Four ways to reduce your household energy use - proven by research

Gloved hands warming over an indoor heater - Writing in The Conversation, Dr Aurore Julien (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) shares four proven tips for homeowners to reduce their house's energy waste over the cold winter. A particularly cold September has given us a glimpse of the winter to come. The cold will bite hardest for the 13% of England's households that are already in fuel poverty. As the energy crisis intensifies, this is expected to rise further. European leaders have therefore rushed to implement measures to protect households. The UK's Energy Price Guarantee caps the unit price of electricity and gas at 34p and 10p respectively. While this will ease some concerns over rising energy bills, many households will still be priced out of warming their home in the coming months.