Sadly, that fuel poverty is aggravated by shortfall in electricity production as too few power stations are built to meet demand, pushing prices higher and boosting EDF’s profits.
Former Vice President Al Gore was one of those who added his voice to the demands that Britain stop building power stations, when climate change protestors succeeded in stopping the Kingsnorth power stations from going ahead.
Demands to curb consumption to change the planet in the future are killing people in the here and now.