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Friends of the Earth teams up with green energy supplier

Posted: 17/09/2008

Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth is so impressed with the green credentials of electricity supplier Good Energy that they have formed a partnership with the company to fight climate change. Good Energy is the first and only 100 per cent renewable electricity supplier in the UK.

Unlike many other suppliers, the company buys all of its electricity from renewables and uses no fossil fuels or nuclear power. Over 25,000 homes and businesses across the UK have signed up with the supplier - the electricity they are buying comes from around 400 independent renewable generators that use wind, small scale hydro, solar power and sustainable biomass. Good Energy's customers are cutting their personal carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by an average of two tonnes per household. That's saving the equivalent emissions produced by driving 5,000 miles in a petrol car.

In an official report entitled "Reality or Rhetoric? Green Tariffs for Domestic Customers" from the National Consumer Council, Good Energy was rated the greenest energy supplier in the UK. The report states: "For those consumers who want a green electricity supply, pure and simple, this is probably the closest they will get to it."The company is the first electricity supplier to publish an independent audit of its renewable supply claims.

Friends of the Earth harnesses people power to change politics, most recently demonstrated by its success with The Big Ask - the campaign for a strong climate change Bill, which will become law by the end of 2008. Now the green group is encouraging the public to write to their MP and demand that Gordon Brown delivers on his promise to generate 15 per cent of our energy from UK renewable sources - such as the sun, wind, wave and tides - by 2020.

Good Energy will be advocating the campaigns Friends of the Earth embark on in the coming months and will donate £30 to the charity for every customer who mentions FOE when they sign up.

Nick Rau, Friends of the Earth's renewable energy campaigner, said: "Friends of the Earth is working in partnership with Good Energy because it raises awareness of climate change and funds renewable energy projects - which supports Friends of the Earth's goal to wean the Government off its addiction to dirty coal, oil and gas and pave the way for a cleaner and greener future."

Juliet Davenport, CEO and founder of Good Energy said: "Good Energy and Friends of the Earth are working towards a similar goal - a sustainable world where people are concerned about what is happening around them and to the environment. This powerful new partnership will add weight to the fight for more renewables, and Good Energy is very pleased to be able to work with such an influential organisation during this critical time for the future of energy in the UK."

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