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Nuclear Power as a false low-carbon solution

By Rae Street and Lee Towers The current Labour Government, like all before it,1 support nuclear power despite it never being economically competitive. We look into why UK governments are so supportive of this technology, and at some of its inherent problems. Nuclear power is based on fission, or splitting uranium atoms, which releases a […]

Dozens of campaigners gather at an action. Children draw fish in chalk on the pavement, while demonstrators hold banners reading "Equinor Out", "Whales not oil", "Equinor profits, our loss", "Orcas against oil". Cardboard whales and jellyfish umbrellas decorate the scene

Why Rosebank Is a Disaster for Energy Bills, the Public Purse and the Climate

Developing a new massive, polluting oil field would do nothing to lower our energy bills or boost our energy supplies, explains Lauren MacDonald.

Instead, the UK taxpayer will bear most of the costs, benefiting Norway’s oil fund – a bad deal for the country.

Winter Fuel Payments – has Labour’s rethink gone far enough?

Pam Flynn, Chair of the North West Pensioners Association, takes a closer look at Labour’s partial U-turn on means testing Winter Fuel Payments.

Announcing Workers Planet. A new Trade Union political education festival. Sunday the 7th September, Brighton. Join our introductory call this Wednesday at 18.30 to learn more (link in description)

Workers Planet: new festival to unite union and climate movements

An exciting new political education festival is set to be held at TUC Congress: ‘Workers Planet’ aims to unite the trade union and climate justice movements.

Image of city buildings with the words "Carbon capture" overlaid, but the word carbon is crossed out and replaced by "corporate" to read "Corporate capture"

The £264 billion Carbon Capture Bill: Why your energy costs will soar

Dr Andrew Boswell writes on Carbon Capture and Storage for FPA. Money would be better spent on renewables and insulating homes, he explains.

Members and supporters in London hold the FPA banner. Placards in the background read 'tax the rich'

FPA brings ENERGY to tax the rich demo

FPA members take to the streets with a simple message: stop the cuts, tax the rich and provide Energy For All.

FPA member Joe stands outside DESNZ raising their fist, next to a giant prop of a prepayment meter. Placards read "Ban Forced PPMs" and "Energy for All"

Compensation for forced prepayment meter victims announced!

Victims of forced prepayment meter installations will receive compensation, after campaign pressure. Stu considers how we got here and what needs to happen next.

Free energy isn’t a utopian dream – it’s possible now

Ruth looks at how the scandal of curtailment – paying windfarms to turn off – is just one example of the deeply entrenched, deliberately designed unfairness in our energy system. She tackles the question of how to build a system which works for all of us, not just a wealthy few, and lays the groundwork for a new phase in Fuel Poverty Action’s Energy For All campaign.

May 22nd, 2025: Build local power, win local change

This month’s educational session is more important than ever. With the Labour government abandoning vulnerable communities, we’re at a crossroads. How we organise now will make all the difference between a far right government in four years time, and winning a real alternative for the working classes and the planet.

Steaming chimneys of a hydrogen plant against a blue sky

Hydrogen as a False Low-Carbon ‘Solution’

The Labour Government’s plans for a low-carbon transition are not fit for purpose. FPA member Lee Towers has put together this factsheet, which outlines what hydrogen is and why it is not an efficient or cheap solution to home heating.

XR banners on a wall of scaffolding say "DAN SAYS IT'S DESPERATE" and "CLIMATE CRIME SCENE", along with a small Energy For All banner.

Understanding the climate crisis

The effects of a changing climate are no longer predictions for the future—they’re happening now.

Chia Harrington explores what exactly the climate crisis is, and why we should all care.

Retrofit for the Future campaign launches

There’s no time to lose to fight fuel poverty and climate disaster.

That’s why we’ve teamed up with the Peace and Justice Project, ACORN, Greener Jobs Alliance and CACC to campaign for three key interventions in the retrofit debate: accountability for retrofit work, protecting renters and skilling up our workforce.