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 Session
Oil and War: How to Transition. 23 July, 6.30 PM.
Do you ever feel like history is repeating itself? As a direct result from the US-Israel war on Iran, our energy bills have risen again by over £200. At this month’s Fuel For Thought we’ll talk about how we break this pattern.
After being dragged into military involvement that’s killed thousands, destabilised the global economy, and driven up our bills, our ministry of war gets £300bn — some of which will come from cutting spending on energy projects.
Not only are we paying a premium for a war we didn’t ask for, we’re also paying forward for the next, at the expense of spending that could lower bills.
Join us to talk about how the war exposed our vulnerability to fossil fuels, what to do about it, and how to transform our war industry into one that contributes to a fairer, safer and more sustainable future.
Until then, the cycle of wars fuelling fossil-energy volatility will continue. And we’ll pay the price, every time.
Guest speakers include:
Energy Embargo for Palestine (EEFP) | An anti-imperialist organisation based in Britain responding to the call from Palestinian trade unions to disrupt energy flow to Israel. EEFP will be speaking to
Kirsten Bayes | Kirsten works as the Local Outreach Coordinator for Campaign Against Arms Trade. She is also Chair of Nuclear Information Service, and Chair of Reading Pride.
Robert Palmer | Robert is Deputy Director at Uplift where he provides strategic leadership, builds key external partnerships and is a spokesperson for the organisation. He’s a seasoned economic and climate justice campaigner and media commentator. Robert was previously Executive Director of Tax Justice UK, and he led a multi-award winning team at Global Witness.
+ Words from one of our Fuel Poverty Action directors, about how our campaigns respond to the new situation created by oil and the war.
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.
