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CAN Training Day Conference 5 January 2014 Jenny Holland Head of Parliamentary Team, ACE jenny@ukace.org Association for the Conservation of Energy
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The Fuel Poverty Crisis 6.59 million UK households in fuel poverty in 2014
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1.9 m children in fuel poverty in England Twice the risk of respiratory diseases Quadruple the risk of mental health problems
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Children in fuel poverty in UK Netmums Survey – 1 in 4 members choosing between heating and eating
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Elderly in fuel poverty in UK 31,000 Excess Winter Deaths last winter: 29% up on previous year One person dying every 6 minutes from the cold
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Rising Energy Bills Energy bills have more than doubled since 2005
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UK : bottom of Western Europe Fuel Poverty League Table
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The Cause: The woeful state of Britain’s homes
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Poor energy performance = high risk of fuel poverty
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Climate change: homes 25% of carbon emissions
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The long-term solution Massive improvement in energy performance
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UK : funding reduced for fuel poor Government tells Energy & Climate Change Select Committee: “Neither the Government’s commitment to fuel poverty nor the spending directed towards it has diminished. Spending will, in fact, be higher in 2014/15 than it was in 2009/10.”
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UK : funding reduced for fuel poor NOT TRUE! Income support for fuel poor cut by 28% Energy efficiency support for fuel poor reduced by 20% in 2014/15 Warm Front axed last year - only Exchequer-funded energy efficiency programme Just £1 in every £6.50 of Government spending goes on making homes energy efficient
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The Ask To use carbon revenues massively to improve energy performance of our homes Association for the Conservation of Energy 14
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The Carbon Revenue Prize £60 Billion Enough to hugely improve 9 million homes
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The long term revenue stream Carbon revenues grow from £2 billion to £8 billion per year over 15 years
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17 What could we achieve in a fuel poor home?
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The Impact: 2015-2025 9 million homes fuel poverty-proofed Quadrupled carbon savings Generation of 128,000 jobs
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Biggest Fuel Poverty Alliance Ever Created in UK
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Public Meetings Across UK
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Media Coverage Generating more media coverage every month
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The macro-economic case Cambridge Econometrics: Economic Impacts Short term investment stimulus – generates up to 71,000 jobs in 2015 – boosts economic output more than VAT cuts, fuel duty reductions and government spending – Best for growth Long term economic gains – Up to 128,000 jobs in 2027 – Lower gas imports – extra domestic spending – Best for growth
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Political Support Grows 209 MPs in support Third most supported petition in Parliament out of 1330 Liberal Democrats adopt as official party policy Labour getting warmer
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Target: Manifesto Commitments
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Re-building Homes: The Number 1 Infrastructure Priority
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Cold Homes Week, 3-7 February Go to www.energybillrevolution.org and get involved!
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Cold Homes Week, 3-7 February Get tweeting – using #ColdHomesWeek hashtag Email your MP via energybillrevolution.org Show your support with a selfie in a scarf – via Twitter or Facebook or to bryn@energybillrevolution.org
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www.energybillrevolution.org
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Together we can end the scourge of fuel poverty and make warm homes affordable for everyone THANK YOU
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