Sentences with phrase «tackling fuel poverty»

Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Davey says these proposals are «a radical shift» away from old policies of «tinkering at the edges» without tackling fuel poverty's root causes — homes that are too energy inefficient to be kept warm on a budget.

A new report from Consumer Focus shows that investing money raised through carbon taxes in a major energy efficiency programme is one of the best ways to create jobs and boost the economy, while also tackling fuel poverty.1 The report2 — «Jobs, growth and warmer homes» — is published today (Friday 9 Nov).

By purchasing Gold Standard credits from this project, companies will not only reduce carbon emissions, they will finance a world - leading community - impact project that delivers against a number of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: reducing deforestation, tackling fuel poverty and reducing household air pollution.»

Hence «The vast majority of that # 112 is tackling fuel poverty, making people's homes warmer.»

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

The NEA conference is an important annual event and an opportunity to bring together all those involved in tackling fuel poverty for a constructive discussion about how we can work together to «turn the tide».

To tackle fuel poverty and cut carbon the Government must ensure that energy efficiency programmes get the investment they so urgently require.»

Find out more about the energy challenge and how National Grid is helping find solutions to some of the challenges we face at www.nationalgridconnecting.com The National Grid Energy Efficiency Innovation Award scheme was launched across National Grid's four gas distribution networks and provided a # 400k fund to support major innovations to tackle fuel poverty and deliver energy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving awards.

The Government needs to step up action that will end these shameful statistics and comprehensively tackle fuel poverty in the UK.

Within the exhibition National Grid will be showcasing the work of their «National Grid Innovation Award winners» who secured a share of # 400,000 funding for an innovative project to tackle fuel poverty in their community.

While many schemes supported through these levies make a valuable contribution to meeting Government targets to save energy, reduce emissions, and tackle fuel poverty and climate change the latest Government estimate indicated that they currently account for 4 % of a typical gas bill and up to 10 % of a typical electricity bill.

In particular, we are establishing a new Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force to help tackle fuel poverty in remote rural and island communities.

«Winter fuel payments should be taken from rich pensioners and the cash used to tackle fuel poverty, MPs say.

«Given that the term «fuel poverty» does not seem to have been used once in yesterday's Budget statement, can the Secretary of State confirm that Warm Front will be sufficient to address Age Concern's assessment of the Budget that its failure to tackle fuel poverty will continue to leave more pensioners out in the cold?

Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice spokesperson, Peter Black AM, has called on Welsh Labour Government to do more to tackle fuel poverty after figures have shown that there were 640 more «excess winter deaths» last year compared to the previous year.

Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, has announced measures to tackle fuel poverty should the SNP win a Yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today launched new measures to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in the UK's capital.

Not exact matches

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.

«We need a comprehensive strategy for a nationwide refit of the UK's cold and draughty homes to tackle climate change and end fuel poverty - starting by ensuring that rented homes meet a basic standard of heating and insulation.

We look forward to being part of the discussion to help highlight the changes needed to tackle the challenge of fuel poverty as effectively as possible.»

Tony Woodley, Unite the union joint general secretary, said the Chancellor had gone some way to tackling the issues of fuel poverty but he had missed an opportunity to levy a windfall tax on the excess energy company profits.

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 calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

These included: the need to examine the best ways to tackle anti-social behaviour; putting industrial democracy back at the forefront of our economic policies; giving a higher profile to fuel poverty; the need to spend more on social housing; and a desire to talk about policy to those with similar perspectives from outside the Liberal Democrats.

A big «Invest to Save» in Health Prevention an injection of invest to save funding to tackle our biggest population challenges, in particular obesity, fuel poverty, employment for those with health problems and harm from alcohol, as part of a wider locally led health and wellbeing plan

on 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.

In the lengthy (5,000 words) paper he tackles various precepts of conservative opposition to climate policy, e.g., unilateral U.S. action on climate is futile and self - defeating, and intentional abandonment of fossil fuels will consign poor nations and people to perpetual poverty.

By working with ClimateCare to provide access to clean energy you'll help tackle energy poverty in developing nations and global climate change by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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