Sentences with phrase «fuel poverty»

They may be in fuel poverty for a substantial period, but there is every likelihood that it will not be permanent, and that must be our hope.

Policy makers need to address this urgently by understanding and addressing the multiple causes of fuel poverty.

Are you involved in an exciting, innovative project to tackle fuel poverty in your local community?

If one or both partners lose their job, that family could easily fall into fuel poverty by next winter.

The big challenge is to generate the serious will to eradicate fuel poverty and develop the practical measures to support that ambition.

A 1 % rise in energy prices forces 40,000 households into fuel poverty.

This is not a strategy to end fuel poverty.

Social housing owners seeking cost effective, easy to install solutions for addressing fuel poverty and building regulations requirements.

The two charities are campaigning for the Government to develop a far more effective and comprehensive programme of domestic energy efficiency, to simultaneously end suffering from fuel poverty and tackle climate change.

The group claims that a government target of reducing fuel poverty will not be met in the time frame set out.

For those still able to keep a roof over their heads, increasing fuel poverty may make this a very cold winter indeed.

The government has announced a series of measures addressing fuel poverty issues after a week of pressure about rising fuel prices.

Fuel poverty occurs when more than 10 % of household income is spent on energy bills.

We have continued our efforts to curb the increase in fuel poverty driven by energy price increases over the past decade.

What they are doing in attacking «carbon» is terrible for the environment, has zero effect on climate, and just makes fuel more expensive, creating fuel poverty.

This would be the cheapest way to combat carbon emissions, slash gas imports and solve fuel poverty.

With the numbers of households in fuel poverty reaching crisis level, we remain seriously concerned at the loss of the Warm Front programme.

The six family households were provided with a package of innovative renewable energy measures to reduce their fuel bills and carbon footprint and to «fuel poverty proof» their properties.

Data on actual energy use suggest that even better - off households do not live at the temperatures assumed in modelling fuel poverty.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries.

If we were to pull back on our ambitions for tackling fuel poverty and energy efficiency, we would actually be hurting people.

And his resolve to renew the nation's infrastructure, create a million green jobs and eradicate fuel poverty is welcomed by campaigners, trade unions and businesses alike.

Instead, price - fixing renewables and high taxes on fossil fuels has been allowed to drive up fuel prices, tipping more and more people into fuel poverty.

We had the chance to discuss a broad range of issues linked to climate change and energy policy, from fuel poverty, to flood relief and energy security.

Reducing fuel poverty as well as improving the personal comfort and health of residents are also key motivations, as the planning documents cited above clearly state.

For instance, 80 % of those in receipt of the winter fuel allowance don't live in fuel poverty.

The UK's leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) has today welcomed Energy Minster Chris Huhne's pledge that the needs of fuel poor households will be prioritised in the proposed Green Deal, due to be launched next year.

While the company undoubtedly wants to go for the wider commercial market long term, the initial focus of this output will be for a community - run and privately - invested programme to assess the long - term impact on fuel poverty of using the heat storage in combination with PV on the roofs of at least 1,000 social housing developments.

NEA is the leading fuel poverty charity campaigning for affordable warmth in the homes of vulnerable people.

The Government's Ministerial Statement is included in the annex below and the link to the consultation on the new fuel poverty strategy in England can be found here».

«Right from the outset, community members wanted energy efficient houses, because there's a real problem with fuel poverty locally,» says Helen MacDonald, MICT's local development officer.

Instead of eliminating fuel poverty by 2016, according to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc), it would increase by about half of what it was in 2009, John Hills of the London School of Economics said.

The Green Party says fuel poverty is causing a high number of winter deaths due to people living in the cold.

Committee chair Tim Yeo questioned the proposal to establish a new fuel poverty definition and target by the government.

The UK Fuel Poverty Strategy defines a fuel - poor household as one needing to spend more than 10 % of household income to achieve a satisfactory and healthy heating regime.

All sectors involved in developing and policies and programmes to deliver on fuel poverty targets should attend including representatives from local government and RSLs; central government; the energy industry; Green Deal installer organisations; health agencies; voluntary and not for profit agencies at a national and local level.

[5] Since being elected he has campaigned against fuel poverty [6][7][8] and in January 2011 led a Westminster Hall debate and spoke out against energy price rises.

Claire said: «It has never been more important to focus on alleviating fuel poverty in the UK and I am delighted to be joining Warm Zones at such a crucial time.

Learn more about fuel poverty facts, the work we are doing to tackle this problem and how you can work with us to help bring affordable warmth and comfort to individuals across the UK.

Shadow Energy Minister Charles Hendry spoke in the House of Commons on Friday on Liberal Democrat MP David Heath's Fuel Poverty Bill.

Maria Wardrobe, Director of External Affairs at National Energy Action, said: «Our key message for Fuel Poverty Awareness Day is don't suffer in silence.

I think we face a clear and present energy security threat in the coming decade, which not only has implications for our defence and foreign policy but live domestic issues such as fuel poverty and the green economy.

The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE), a group of companies involved in energy conservation issues, ranks the UK as «the cold man of Europe» — the worst for fuel poverty out of 13 western European countries, and near the bottom of the league on a number of other household energy indicators.

In the Government's own words «These are the lowest SAP ratings, and tend to reflect the least energy efficient properties or those with the most expensive heating systems» [Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics Report, 2014].

Labour MP, Jonathan Reynolds commented: «The UK's fuel poverty figures are shameful.

Why does anyone suggest, as Paul Younger does, that divesting from the fossil fuel industry would cause more fuel poverty...

I am very proud of the record of what we are doing to help some of the most vulnerable people in our country who are facing fuel poverty.»