What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/inside-americas-hidden-climate-deaths #Trumpadministration #Climatecrisis #Environment #Extremeheat #Fuelpoverty #USpolitics
#Fuelpoverty
Fuel poverty crisis spotlighted by 'frozen' home as energy bills rise
Energy giants have 'raked in £125BILLION in UK profits' in the past five years
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy-giants-raked-125billion-uk-36249800
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution.
Renewable energy is flourishing in Spain, a country with no gas or oil and little coal of its own, but an abundance of sunshine.
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty.
#Spain #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #Energy #FuelPoverty #Environment #Europe #Spain
UK Energy Debt Hits £4.4bn: The national energy debt crisis has surged by £750 million in 15 months, leaving over one million households with no plan to pay off their record arrears.
#EnergyDebt #CostOfLivingCrisis #FuelPoverty
Fuel Poverty
A real thing - and a series threat to many, not only in Scotland
https://bylines.scot/society/charity-declares-fuel-poverty-emergency/
The most recent fuel poverty statistics from the Scottish House Condition Survey and Scottish Government (2023) displayed that overall fuel poverty in Scotland is 34%, up from 31% in 2022.
Chilling stat: 40%+ of UK private renters rationed gas/elec last winter to afford bills - 3.5M couldn't even heat their homes!
-> 57% stuck in crap EPC homes, fearing rent hikes for repairs.
-> Time for renter protections?
#FuelPoverty #RentersRights #EnergyCrisis
Community Group Helps Households Tackle Fuel Poverty with Simple Home Improvements
Upper Don Community Energy (UDCE), a group in Sheffield, has been helping struggling households reduce their energy bills since September 2023. The initiative has provided over 60 homes with practical solutions, including free door curtains, draught excluders, and LED bulbs, aimed at improving insul... [More info]
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/phoenix-heat-deaths #Trumpadministration #Climatecrisis #Extremeheat #Environment #Fuelpoverty #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Arizona #USnews
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/phoenix-heat-deaths #Trumpadministration #Climatecrisis #Extremeheat #Environment #Fuelpoverty #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Arizona #USnews
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/phoenix-heat-deaths #Trumpadministration #Climatecrisis #Extremeheat #Environment #Fuelpoverty #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Arizona #USnews
How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter
#Electricity #Heating #EnergyBills #SmartMeters #ColdWeather #ColdWeatherPayments #FuelPoverty #WinterSupport #EnergyCrisis #PrepaymentMeters #HeatingAid
https://the-14.com/how-the-uks-cold-weather-payments-need-to-change-to-help-prevent-people-freezing-in-winter/
#Meanwhile...
#Preston is in #BetterShape than #IT's #Neighbours over in #Blackpool... #FuelPoverty for #BothAreas is an #Issue and there will be #MorePeople and #MorePoverty, and #GreaterHealthInequalities in #TheFuture...
#IT's a #Prophecy... #LookAtTheEvidence
#Someone should #Probably let #Preston know...
#TryNot to #UpsetTheVolcano...
🧙⚕️🤖:wolfparty:🤖⚕️🧙 | :fediverse:🦹🌋🐻🌋🦹 :fediverse:
"Poorer #households could cut their #energybills by a quarter if #solarpanels were installed on their rooftops, a report has found.
However, the upfront costs mean that those who stand to benefit most from decreased energy bills are prevented from getting panels installed, according to the Resolution Foundation thinktank."
Solar panels could cut fuel-poor #UKfamilies’ energy bills by 24%, says study | #Solarpower | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/13/solar-panels-could-cut-energy-bills-by-quarter-fuel-poor-uk-families-study
Apart Together - Tim Minchin
https://youtu.be/jfNfkYvh214?si=7B3g783f9-qKbrZq #austerity #poverty #FuelPoverty #love #TimMinchin
One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
#Poverty
#FuelPoverty
#ChildPoverty
One million families with chil...
One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home…
One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/energy-bill-fuel-cost-children-b2669101.html
In the same way, Labour have bungled the issue of #fuelpoverty
The #WinterFuelAllowance was problematic, but shouldn't have been cut without a package of measures to address fuel poverty, such as insulating homes, supporting low cost heating and addressing the benefits crisis
I expect we will see a rise in deaths this winter as a result. Our hospitals are already warning they are seeing massive rises in flu which is caused by fuel poverty
“It was lonely on the hill, and cold. And all you could do was keep going. You could scream, cry, and stamp your feet, but apart from making you feel warmer, it wouldn’t do any good.”
Terry Pratchett; Wintersmith
#Discworld #IncreasingEnergyBills #FuelPoverty #KeepingWarm #KeepFighting 🥶
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