Tamara Birch, senior writer, The Eco Experts

Tamara Birch

Tamara is a journalist with more than six years experience writing about environmental topics. This includes advising small businesses on cost-effective ways tom become more sustainable, from installing to solar panels and heat pumps and reducing waste. She has used her journalist and research skills to become highly knowledgeable on sustainable initiatives, issues, and solutions to help consumers do their bit for the environment – all while reducing monthly costs. Now, she’s using this experience to advise homeowners on the benefits of installing low-carbon technologies. She is also qualified in offering innovative initiatives to improve sustainability practices in businesses, from advertising to marketing and publishing.

Her passion for sustainability and eco-friendly solutions stems from a long obsession with nature and animals and ensuring they feel looked after. In her free time, Tamara enjoys reading fantasy novels, visiting the gym, and going on long walks in new areas.

  • An EV being charged on a residential street
    Buying an EV could save motorists more than £800 a year, ECIU says Britons could be missing out on more than £800 a year if they choose to purchase a hybrid car over a fully-electric car, amid industry concerns around the government’s latest update to the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate (ZEV), new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found. 
    Tamara Birch
  • People installing solar panels on a roof
    UK starts 2025 with solar panel installation boom The UK saw a record month for solar panel installations in March 2025, with more than 21,000 taking place, the highest since December 2015, according to the latest data from the MCS Data Dashboard. 
    Tamara Birch
  • a person in a dark jacket crossing their arms and smiling in front of a solar battery system
    The complete guide to batteries for solar panels Batteries for solar panels can cut your energy bills by £669 per year and make you energy independent. Here’s what you need to know.
    Tamara Birch
  • a man has a coffee next to his smart meter at home
    Trump’s tariffs could help cut energy bills, analysts predict New forecasts from Cornwall Insight have predicted energy prices will fall by almost 9% when Ofgem announces its July Energy Price Cap thanks in part to Donald Trump’s tariffs causing the wholesale price of gas to fall, meaning the average customer would pay £166 less per year. 
    Tamara Birch
  • Domestic renewable energy systems.
    Energy companies call on government to update its Warm Homes Plan The Energy Saving Trust and 11 other expert home and business decarbonisation organisations have written to Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, minister for energy consumers, to make sure the government’s Warm Homes Plan permanently brings down energy bills accelerating the roll out of low-carbon heating, among much else.
    Tamara Birch
  • the CATL Shenxing supercharging battery
    CATL unveils new battery that can charge EVs in five minutes Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has unveiled a battery which offers 320 miles of travel with just five minutes of charging, rivaling industry giant BYD’s. 
    Tamara Birch
  • wind turbines and solar panels against a blue sky
    Solar and wind make UK more energy secure, analysis finds The UK’s electricity supply has “become more British” over the past decade as the UK has become less reliant on importing fuels thanks to the rapid expansion of solar and wind power, according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). 
    Tamara Birch
  • Government invests £37.8m in new green bus fleet
    Government invests £37.8m in new green bus fleet The funding has been allocated to 12 local authorities across England, and will see 319 cleaner, more comfortable buses by spring 2027.
    Tamara Birch
  • Royal Mail upgrades postboxes with solar panels Royal Mail aims to use solar panels as part of parcel strategy
    Louise Frohlich