Liberal Democrats back Energy Bill Revolution
The Liberal Democrats have become the first major party in the UK to back the Energy Bill Revolution campaign calling for carbon revenue to be used to fund a much bigger energy efficiency programme to...
View ArticleLabour pledge to freeze energy bills and replace energy efficiency schemes
The Labour party leader, Ed Milliband, yesterday pledged to freeze energy bills until 2017 if Labour wins the next election in 2015. The party also announced that they would scrap the Green Deal and...
View ArticleThe Ecology Building Society joins the revolution
We are pleased to announce that the Ecology Building Society has joined the Energy Bill Revolution alliance, calling for warm homes and lower bills. The Energy Bill Revolution is calling on the...
View ArticleUK second only to Estonia in European fuel poverty league
The UK is second only to Estonia for fuel poverty, according to damning figures released today. Compared against 27 other European nations, the UK ranks 26, with a higher proportion of people who are...
View ArticleLetter to Party Leaders
Groups including Age UK, Barnardo’s, Consumer Futures, National Energy Action and the Energy Bill Revolution sent a letter to the party leaders showing that investment in super-insulation for the...
View ArticleVideo: Understanding Fuel Poverty
This video is from our friends at the Centre for Sustainable Energy. It looks at a few of the issues that the millions of families in fuel poverty will face this winter. Crucially it points out that...
View ArticleGovernment is reducing spending on fuel poverty
In its response to the Fifth Report of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, the Government claimed that spending on fuel poverty would be higher in 2014/15 than in 2009/10. Research by the Energy...
View ArticleCold kills more in temperate Britain than freezing Sweden
Cold kills more in temperate Britain than freezing Sweden British homes a major cause, say campaigners The cold will kill more people in Britain than in freezing Sweden this winter due to our woefully...
View ArticleChancellor’s green tax cull risks harming the vulnerable and will fail to...
George Osborne’s plans to cut energy bills risk harming the vulnerable and will fail to halt the relentless rise in the cost of heating our homes, campaigners warn today. Ninety-four of the UK’s...
View ArticleSteep rise in winter deaths
Comment from the Energy Bill Revolution on today’s announcement that 31,100 Excess Winter Death have been recorded for last winter, up 29%. Steep rise in winter deaths Commenting on the announcement...
View ArticleGovernment misled Parliament on fuel poverty
Government misled Energy and Climate Change Committee on fuel poverty spending Both of Government’s flagship energy efficiency policies are failing Chancellor told to get a grip on cold homes by...
View ArticleOur response to extending ECO
The Energy Bill Revolution today commented on the Government’s reported plans that it will lower energy bills by extending the Energy Company Obligation from two to four years: Ed Matthew, Director...
View ArticleGIVE US WARMER HOMES, BEFORE RAIL AND ROAD SAY UK PUBLIC
- Public says energy efficient homes should be the UK’s number one infrastructure priority, ahead of rail, roads and airports - - Campaigners warn the Chancellor to listen to the public before short...
View ArticleEnergy Bill Revolution comments on Government plans to reduce energy bills by...
The Government announced today plans to reduce energy bills by £50. They say this will be achieved by: - Moving the Warm Home Discount off energy bills on to general taxation - Cutting the...
View ArticleSweden vs UK energy efficiency and Excess Winter Death comparison research paper
Cold kills more in temperate Britain than freezing Sweden. Over 20,000 in the UK each winter, 23% more than Sweden as a proportion of all deaths. The share of people who cannot afford to heat their...
View ArticleAshden joins the Revolution!
We are pleased to announce that Ashden, home of the prestigious Ashden Awards, has joined the Energy Bill Revolution alliance, calling for warm homes and lower bills. The Energy Bill Revolution is the...
View Article2.2 million children living in fuel poverty in England
· 225,000 more children in cold homes than in 2011 · Half of Britons cut back on school equipment, clothing, or food for the family in order to pay for heating · Cold Homes Week...
View Article2014 Fuel Poverty Update: 2.2 Million in Children in Fuel Poverty
In early 2013, ACE Research and the Energy Bill Revolution published a fact-file on families and fuel poverty. This briefing serves to update last year’s headline figures for the number of households,...
View ArticleTreasury Prejudice Against Energy Efficiency Exposed
A report released today by the Energy Bill Revolution has revealed Treasury hypocrisy over financial support for the energy sector. It reveals that although the Treasury has so far refused to recycle...
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