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Energy Projects Plus Energy Projects Plus September 2014

E3G ‐ Third Generation Environmentalism 1

The Fuel Poverty Crisis in the UK y

6 million UK households in fuel poverty (10% definition) (10% definition) 3 million UK households in fuel poverty (LIHC definition)

Children in fuel poverty in UK p y

Higher risk of i t di Higher risk of t l h lth bl respiratory diseases mental health problems

Children in fuel poverty in UK p y

Netmums Survey – 1 in 4 members choosing between heating and eating between heating and eating

Elderly in fuel poverty in UK y p y

24,000 Excess Winter Deaths per year

Rising Energy Bills g gy

Energy bills have doubled since 2005

UK : bottom of Western Europe F l P L T bl Fuel Poverty League Table

16.0% 18.0% 20.0% 12.0% 14.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 2.0% 4.0% 0.0% Estimated proportion of households spending considerable share of their expenditure on energy Average household's expenditure on energy

The Cause: The Cause: The woeful state of Britain’s homes

UK vs Sweden

UK vs Sweden

• Warmer UK winters
• Lower Energy Prices in UK
• Same Income
• 4 X more people unable to heat

home in UK home in UK

• 20% higher rate of excess winter

deaths in UK

• 70% more fuel poverty in UK
• 70% more fuel poverty in UK
• Home walls leak three times

more heat in UK

Poor insulation = high risk of fuel poverty g p y

Climate change: buildings g g

43% of carbon emissions

The long term solution g

Make homes super energy efficient

Green Deal – The Headlines

Energy Company Obligation gy p y g

• ECO will remove up to 250 000 households from
• ECO will remove up to 250,000 households from

fuel poverty by 2023

• Winter 2012 / 2013 – 300,000 more households fell

in to fuel poverty

EE Measures – Green Deal Finance

350 400 250 300

• r measures

150 200

number of majo

50 100

Total

Jan‐13 Feb‐13 Mar‐13 Apr‐13 May‐13 Jun‐13 Jul‐13 Aug‐13 Sep‐13 Oct‐13 Nov‐13 Dec‐13 Jan‐14 Feb‐14 Mar‐14 Green Deal Finance

Plus Green Deal Cash-Back

1,600 1,800 1,200 1,400

• r measures

600 800 1,000

number of majo

200 400

Total

Jan‐13 Feb‐13 Mar‐13 Apr‐13 May‐13 Jun‐13 Jul‐13 Aug‐13 Sep‐13 Oct‐13 Nov‐13 Dec‐13 Jan‐14 Feb‐14 Mar‐14 Green Deal Finance Cashback

Plus ECO

Major measures delivered by ECO j y

Energy Efficiency Delivery History gy y y y

The Asks

• Make home energy efficiency a UK infrastructure

investment priority investment priority

• Use carbon revenues as long term funding stream
• 2 million low income homes to EPC C by 2020 and all low
• 2 million low income homes to EPC C by 2020 and all low

income households to EPC C by 2025

• Street by Street delivery with LA’s
• Street by Street delivery with LA s
• 0% loans for able to pay

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Depth of Retrofit Required in L I H h ld Low Income Households

Delivering the ambition - Homes g

Target: Manifesto Commitments 2015 g

Wh ld hi i f l h ? What could we achieve in a fuel poor home?

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Biggest Fuel Poverty Alli E C d Alliance Ever Created

Print and online coverage highlights highlights

Week of Action February 2014

Re-building Homes: Infrastructure Priority

TNS Public Polling

Number 1 infrastructure choice

• Home Insulation

57%

• Power stations

15%

• Road building

15% Road building 15%

• HS2

3% Ai t 2%

• Airports

2%

• Tube Extension

1%

Th P i The Prize

• An end to fuel poverty
• E er home helped to minimise energ bills
• Every home helped to minimise energy bills
• 4 times more carbon cut
• Greater energy security – cut gas imports by quarter
• 100,000 jobs & a stronger economy
• Saving lives / reduced NHS costs

Saving lives / reduced NHS costs

• Public support for the low carbon transition

www.energybillrevolution.org gy g