Clean British power could help avoid reliance on gas imports 28 July 2011
New government statistics on UK energy reveal the extent of the UK's reliance on energy from overseas.
The UK imported 30 per cent more gas in 2010 than in 2009, making us ever more dependent on foreign gas supply. The trend is revealed in new Government statistics on production, transformation and consumption of energy in the UK in 2011.
Friends of the Earth says the UK could satisfy all its energy requirements using only a third of the natural resources available from renewable sources such as wind, solar and wave power.
"Only a switch to clean British power and slashing energy waste will cut fuel bills and secure our energy in the long run", said Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth's Head of Science, Policy & Research.
The Government must halt our dash for gas, insulate our homes and boost the UK's fledgling green power sector.
Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth
Not only are householders suffering rocketing fuel bills caused by hikes in gas prices, but our energy supplies are increasingly vulnerable.
Friends of the Earth analysis shows that green policies are our only hope of stabilising UK energy bills - by weaning us off increasingly expensive oil and gas.
