Does Octopus Energy’s big renewable deal mean an end to greenwash?
With the takeover of sister business Octopus Renewables this supplier is going ‘vertically integrated’. What does that mean for our fight against fake green tariffs?
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How to spot greenwashing in the energy industry & beyond
Learn what greenwashing looks like for different products and how to avoid it.
Posted by: Jen Laming | Posted on: 04.12.2020
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Some of the biggest suppliers are dodging renewable energy costs
New Good Energy research reveals how many suppliers are able to avoid supporting renewables in Britain.
Posted by: Adam Wentworth | Posted on: 09.10.2020
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OVO Energy’s zero carbon claims have zero credibility
The UK’s second biggest energy company promises to shrink customers’ carbon footprints, yet its electricity has a higher carbon intensity than the grid average. Want 100% renewable? That’s a £60 premium, for 100% greenwash.
Posted by: Ian McKee | Posted on: 29.05.2020
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E.ON is moving its customers to a 52% renewable, 48% greenwash tariff
E.ON is switching all its domestic customers to a '100% renewable' tariff. Good news, but too good to be true?
Posted by: Thomas Harrison | Posted on: 15.07.2019
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The underhand greenwashing trick in EDF’s latest advert
EDF is one of the largest investors in nuclear power in the UK and in Europe. It also owns two coal power stations, and one gas. So why does its latest ad focus on wind and solar?
Posted by: Juliet Davenport | Posted on: 05.07.2019
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Shell Energy’s ‘renewable’ promise highlights the problem with REGOs
The Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin scheme was intended as a simplification, but has become a loophole
Posted by: Thomas Harrison | Posted on: 27.03.2019
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Our chance to clear up confusion on clean energy
The news that one of the UK’s ‘Big Six’ energy providers — one with close to five million customers — is ditching fossil fuels to focus on wind power, feels like a significant breakthrough.
Posted by: Juliet Davenport | Posted on: 12.11.2018
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Renewable electricity tariffs and why it isn’t easy being green
Research, REGOs and why not all green tariffs are what they seem
Posted by: Ian McKee | Posted on: 15.03.2018
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Not All Green Tariffs are Created Equal Part 3
We dive into the difference between some green tariffs on the market
Posted by: Tom Steward | Posted on: 03.10.2017
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