Responding to warnings today from the World Meteorological Organization of a global “energy imbalance” and from the International Energy Agency that the Iran war threatens an energy crisis equivalent to the combined impacts of the 1970s oil shocks and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Deputy leader of the Green Party, Rachel Millward, said:
“These warnings should serve as a further wakeup call on the urgency of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
“The UK government must strongly resist the lies being peddled by Reform and the Conservatives on the climate and energy crises and accelerate the move towards home grown renewable energy. The war on net zero would deny households a lower cost, more comfortable and more secure future.
“Households that are well insulated; have heat pumps or are connected to district heating systems; where electricity is generated by roof-top solar panels and stored in batteries and have access to electrified vehicles and public transport would of course benefit from lower costs, and be more resilient to energy shocks. Pushing for more fossil fuel extraction shows Reform UK and the Conservatives are in hock to Big Oil, not on the side of people and planet.”
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