Blogposts tagged 'Fuel Poverty'

Energy price reductions won't cut it

Posted by petespeller - 17 January 2012 at 3:35pm - 2 Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace

Over the last two weeks all of the Big Six energy companies - E.On, RWE, nPower, British Gas, EDF, Scottish Power, and Scottish and Southern Energy - have announced reduction in their prices for gas or electricity. However, our analysis of the reductions in wholesale prices compared to the retail prices show that the Big Six are not passing on the fulls savings to their customers.

Article tagged as: big six, electricity, energy, fuel poverty, gas

National Pensioners Convention and Greenpeace highlight excess winter deaths

Posted by Dot Gibson - 22 November 2011 at 11:45am - 2 Comments
Pensioners action on winter fuel payment
by. Credit: David Sandison/ Greenpeace
Greenpeace and National Pensioners Convention activists set up a living room outside of Parliament

Contrary to what you might hear in the media, younger and older people have a lot of shared concerns – not least of which is how society should best manage its affairs so that future generations can have a better life than their parents and grandparents.

Article tagged as: energy, energy efficiency, excess winter deaths, fuel poverty, george osborne, treasury, winter fuel payments

Freezing to death: action highlights excess winter fuel deaths

Posted by John Sauven - 22 November 2011 at 11:45am - 5 Comments
fighting the freeze action outside parliament 2011
by. Credit: David Sandison / Greepeace
Activists create a living room outside of Parliament

This morning, outside of the Houses of Parliament, activists from both Greenpeace and the National Pensioners Convention undertook the first of what I hope will be many joint initiatives. With sofas and tables they created a life size living room, covered with frost to highlight the 25,700 excess winter deaths that were announced today.

Article tagged as: energy, energy efficiency, excess winter deaths, fuel poverty, george osborne, houses of parliament

Briefing: No 10 Jobs Summit

Publication date:  9 January, 2009

This briefing paper outlines Greenpeace's plans for new measures to tackle fuel poverty, promote energy efficiency, stimulate the economy and help to meet the UK’s targets on climate change.

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Article tagged as: climate change, energy efficiency, energy security, fuel poverty, renewable energy, reports

Real race is tackling climate change

Posted by bex - 5 April 2005 at 7:00am - 0 Comments

A flood reaches almost four feet high on a flood height marker


Today Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the general election. Some party leaders have already hit the campaign trail, but the most important race we now face is tackling climate change.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy savings trust, EU, fossil fuels, fuel poverty, policy, renewable energy, tony blair, VED
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