Fuel For Thought
Fuel For Thought, from fuel poverty to climate justice
Because we’ve had enough of being told that it’s our own fault for being poor, cold, and miserable, we have Fuel For Thought, a monthly get-together to share research and lived experience, tackle lies and clear up confusion.
Each month, we bring our members and supporters together with experts, activists, and campaigners in one online space to discuss and share stories on a subject related to our mission. It’s our approach to putting our network, its collective knowledge, and people power in your hands. And, it starts with promoting the thoughts, reflections, and demands of people in fuel poverty.
Next event
AI: Keeping Bills High
February 19, 6.30pm
🗓️ Thursday, 19 February
⏰ 6.30PM GMT
🌐 Online, RSVP for the link
From our internet search bars to military targeting software, AI is already everywhere. And behind the drive to integrate AI into every aspect of our lives are vast data-processing centres, ravenous for energy, water, and land. The pace at which these structures are being built and the extent to which they are planned raises serious concerns about what that means for household bills, resource-use, and emissions.
By competing with households and businesses for power, data centres have raised energy prices. So too would spending on infrastructure to keep up with skyrocketing AI demand.
On top of that, Big Tech companies are increasingly looking to dirty fossil fuels and nuclear as steady sources of energy to power their new industry. Whereas renewables are greener and cheaper than ever, Big Tech increasing consumption of filthy, expensive energy spells double-trouble for our bills and environment. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
So join us online on February 19 to talk with experts, campaigners, and activists already standing up to the billionaires’ plans to turn our life-giving resources into infinite data points and slop content. We’ll ask how we can effectively campaign to prevent ballooning emissions and household bills, and ensure that the interests of communities across the UK come before those of US tech billionaires.
Confirmed speakers include:
Andrew Boswell | A former Green Party councillor and an energy expert, campaigns against the Government’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) plans. Andrew, will speak to the wider energy implications of data centres for our energy system and household bills.
Anisah Khan | Global Action Plan Parliamentary Campaigns Manager. Anisah leads the organisation’s political engagement on data centres and will speak to Global Action Plan’s legal challenge to a planned hyperscale data centre in Buckinghamshire, forced through against council approval.
Merry Dickinson | Lead campaigner for the Stop Burning Trees Coalition. On the proposed Drax data centre and it’s implications for the survival of the UK’s single largest emitter.
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Take part
If you have a story to tell, an idea for a future Fuel For Thought, some research, or a campaign you’d like to share – we’d love to hear from you.
You can also put someone forward to speak, or help promote our sessions, so we can grow our network and reach new people in need of reliable information to fight back against fuel poverty.
As a member of Fuel Poverty Action, you could even guest-host a session on a subject you’re passionate about.
Whatever fuels your thoughts, reach out to amalric@fuelpovertyaction.org.uk and get those ideas flowing. And if you’ve joined a session before, please let us know your impressions through our feedback form.
Check out some of our past sessions for inspiration.
Visit the Fuel For Thought playlist on Youtube to watch more sessions.
