Thursday 28 November 2019

Letter: Electric Vehicle Charge is Tax On the Fuel Poor


Norman Kerr OBE, Director of Energy Action Scotland has today called on all political parties to reduce the burden of fuel poverty in Scotland by adding the levy on consumer bills for investment to general taxation.

He asks that the infrastructure required to support a move to electric vehicles not be added to the bills of the people least likely to drive or own one, people who are making daily choices between heating and eating.


Read the full News Release here

Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty and Sustaining Tenancies in the Private Rented Sector

As the number of new home-owners declines resulting in increasing numbers of people living in rented accommodation, EAS will be hosting a breakthrough conference in Glasgow which will focus on the future regulation of energy efficiency in private rented sector (PRS) homes across Scotland.
The event is for PRS landlords, whether they are owners of one or of multiple properties, to introduce and facilitate their engagement with national and local services delivering energy efficiency measures that will both improve the EPC rating and provide warm, dry homes for many tenants in the sector. The event will also support wider awareness of those services providing advice and education, raising awareness of wise energy use in the home which is key to achieving good energy habits and tackling a key contributor to fuel poverty, which causes misery and ill health for a quarter of households in Scotland.
Read the Full News Release here

Thursday 10 October 2019

Challenge Poverty Week blog by EAS Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Kate Cunningham


In recent years we have seen a refocusing of policy away from health as the descriptor for our desired state of being to wellness and wellbeing as a wider encompassing of all that is important and indeed possible for us as human beings in Scotland. 


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Thursday 19 September 2019

New report warns failing fuel poverty strategies will leave flagship net zero commitment dead in the water


A new report recently released [Tuesday 17th September] claims thousands of people across the UK will die this coming winter as national strategies to keep people warm are failing them. The new report also highlights that floundering progress to improve domestic energy efficiency will leave the UK Government’s flagship net zero commitment dead in the water.


Wednesday 21 August 2019

Energy Action Scotland Annual Conference 2019

Date: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November 2019
Location: Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Clydebank, Glasgow
The title of this conference isHolding a Mirror up to Fuel Poverty
The conference is being supported by SSE Energy Services
The programme outline is now available here and the booking form is here.
Workshop information will be sent once the programme has been finalised.
Contact Information: Christine McArthur | christine.mcarthur@eas.org.uk | 0141 226 3064