News and Updates
Our latest blogs, updates, events, and press releases.
Hydrogen as a False Low-Carbon ‘Solution’
By Lee Towers The Labour Government’s plans for a low-carbon transition are not fit for purpose. This factsheet will outline what hydrogen is and why it is not an efficient or cheap solution to home heating. Hydrogen should be seen as energy carrier – like a battery. It can be made in three main ways […]
Understanding the climate crisis
By Chia Harrington In recent years, the term climate crisis has gone from a scientific concern to a defining issue of our time. From record-breaking heatwaves to devastating wildfires and rising sea levels, the effects of a changing climate are no longer predictions for the future—they’re happening now. But what exactly is the climate crisis? […]
Fuel For Thought: make your union work for you
A discussion on trade unions, for union members: a chance to share your experiences of unions, hear from trade unionists with decades of experience between them, and ask them anything, days before May Day.
Read more about Fuel For Thought: make your union work for you
Retrofit for the Future campaign launches
There’s no time to lose to fight fuel poverty and climate disaster.
That’s why we’ve teamed up with the Peace and Justice Project, ACORN, Greener Jobs Alliance and CACC to campaign for three key interventions in the retrofit debate: accountability for retrofit work, protecting renters and skilling up our workforce.
The problem with means testing
No one can say it’s ok for thousands of people to die every year from fuel poverty. But lots of people say that instead of Energy For All, the government should subsidise energy prices for people on low incomes. They say this would target help where it is needed most, on people without the means […]
FPA release 2024 Annual Report
Our Annual Report for 2023-24 is out now! The last year saw important wins for fuel poverty campaigners, with ongoing campaign actions such as ‘warm-ups’ (occupying local buildings together to keep warm) helping to secure a partial ban on forced installations of prepayment meters. But it also saw fresh cruelty from the political class, with […]
Energy For All Petition Hand-in
On October 1st 2024, the day our energy bills went up AGAIN, we delivered the Energy For All petition, signed by over 662,500 of you, to the door of Number 10. Meanwhile, Fuel Poverty Action members across the country went on the radio and social media to spread the word about Energy For All. On […]
