Greenpeace reaction to Ofgem price cap

Commenting on Ofgem’s new price cap announcement, Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, Georgia Whitaker, said:

“Millions of cash-strapped households are facing a very steep cliff edge after being dealt a devastating double blow of yet another bill price hike just as financial support is stripped away. But it is the government’s abject failure to deliver a proper plan, programme or funding to insulate homes and decarbonise heating that will push them all over the edge.

“Ministers seem to have abandoned all plans to tackle fuel poverty along with the millions plunged into it. But the solutions to the cost-of-living and energy crisis are the same as those needed to tackle the climate crisis. Struggling households will be left in freefall unless the government delivers a properly funded green homes scheme that reduces energy usage and keeps bills down for good.”