As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, I am pleased to be supporting the #GreenerIsCheaper campaign, which highlights that a greener energy supply improves energy security, self-sufficiency and helps to protect consumers against price rises.
Natural gas still represents over a third of the UK’s total domestic energy consumption, with 85% of households still relying on gas for heating. We must invest in scaling up our existing renewable energy capabilities, as well as investing in heat-efficiency, energy storage innovation and alternative domestic energy sources such as nuclear power. Greening our energy supply is essential for protecting consumers from higher bills fuelled by gas price fluctuations and supply insecurity.