Greenpeace responds to British Gas price hike

Responding to the news British Gas has raised its electricity and gas prices by 10.4% and 8.4% respectively, Greenpeace Policy Director Doug Parr said:

"British Gas' price rise is a yet another reminder that we should give up hope that the Big Six and levies on bills will deliver the energy savings needed to help the fuel poor.

"Rather, the Government should immediately instigate a massive programme of home insulation and efficiency, funded by revenues from carbon pricing.

"The UK has the worst domestic housing in Europe and the quicker we move on from divisive and misleading political wrangles over green levies to actually tackle the root of the rising bills problem, the better for everyone – except the energy companies of course."

ENDS