But the report, from the Energy Saving Trust, says smart meters will be less effective without monitors.

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One item that's dropped off the agenda is the Report and Third Reading stages of the Energy Bill - the "green deal" which will allow people to fund energy saving home improvements from the savings to their gas and electricity bills.

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Investing in clean British energy from the wind, waves and Sun - along with a major energy-saving drive - would create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, boost energy security and keep the lights on.

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They want to the Chancellor to use the proceeds from his green taxes to invest in energy saving.

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You can watch the surrounding city from indoors and see a landscaped, energy-saving, water-collecting, "living" roof from one level above.

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Meanwhile, Downing Street has revealed the carbon dioxide emissions from the prime minister's plane will be "offset" by making an investment in "energy-saving technology" in the developing world.

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And the other thing is, there are no powerful interests to lobby for a clean energy future that may be starting years from now, or the research that may lead to the life-saving medical breakthrough a decade from now.

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