last updated 6th October 05
by 4ecotips.com

Consumer power can make a difference

Shocking new figures, released under a Europe-wide directive forcing energy providers to reveal how polluting their electricity is, offer homeowners a chance to show their commitment to tackling climate change.

Penny Kemp, UK Green Party environment, food and rural affairs spokesperson commented: "Making a decision to change electricity supplier, from highly polluting to renewables-based, is made easier by the new directive, allowing people with hitherto passive green intentions to make a difference and use consumer power to force a change in energy sourcing.

"There are companies that have made a real effort to source from
environmentally sound technologies and this will only become a trend is if people start to reject those that still rely on dirty energy.

"If the government will not force a shift to clean energy through
legislation, the public can through consumer power".