FPA EDUCATIONAL SERIES

Fuel For Thought

from fuel poverty to climate justice

Fuel For Thought is a series of monthly collective learning sessions run by Fuel Poverty Action. A space to share research and lived experience, tackle lies, clear up confusion and answer questions.

Session 8: Resisting expansion - tales from the UK's fossil fuel frontlines. 16th May, 6.30pm

How are we still here? At our eighth educational session we’ll be hearing from campaigners, community leaders and UK workers tirelessly working to challenge and transform the dominance of oil and gas.

We’ll be diving into the falsehoods of energy security and the licensing bill going through Parliament, the revolving food of politicians and the fossil industry, hearing from offshore platform workers organising to change their trade to benefit society.

• Why wouldn’t more oil and gas wouldn’t lower our bills?
• Why does “energy security” distract us from energy justice and climate justice?
• Who are the politicians supporting the oil and gas energy system and rising energy bills, and why are they doing it?
• How is new oil, gas and coal being resisted?
• What’s the role of resistance in securing better jobs for workers?
• How are people being silenced?
• How has attachment to oil and gas affected Scottish climate policy?

We’ll be hearing from:

• Alex Lee - Climate campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Suzi Shingler - Campaign Manager, Uplift & Stop Rosebank Campaign
• Rosie Hampton - Just Transition Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Megan - Climate Resistance & Stop Polluting Politics Campaign

+ more to be announced

Click here for more information about the Fuel For Thought sessions.

This project is unfunded. While the sessions are free, donations to the project are warmly appreciated (please specify  'for Fuel For Thought') and will en