Economics
How community energy is generating people power in Brighton and Hove
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale.
News & Blog
Earth Day Brighton 2018
To celebrate Earth Day 2018, BHESCo hosted a free screening of Leonardo Di Caprio’s unforgettable climate change movie ‘Before the Flood‘. The event took place at the Werks Central Cafe and was introduced by Ian Elwick from the Werks Group, a local business who offer a collection of co-working spaces Read more…
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World Bank To Stop Financing Fossil Fuels After 2019
The World Bank has decided to support the climate pledges made in the Paris Agreement and take radical steps to decarbonise the world by halting funding for fossil fuel industries after 2019. This is a significant gesture that will not only help in the mitigation process to limit global warming Read more…
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The Toxic Politics of Energy Tax Breaks
Some people, including political leaders, believe that environmental levies add cost to our annual energy bills, subsidising the construction of expensive wind and solar farms, making energy unaffordable for millions of people. Sadly, these people are being mislead, influenced by the large energy suppliers, like British Gas who recently blamed Read more…
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How Politicians Can Help Landlords Become Environmental Heroes Rather Than Social Pariahs.
In the face of catastrophic climate change, we need to encourage energy efficiency and cleaner, renewable energy production, more than ever before. Unfortunately, our current government seems to be indifferent, if not intentionally hostile, to promoting this constructive, job-creating transition to a cleaner, income-generating and robust energy bill saving economy. Read more…