THE ROAD TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Download and read our energy and planning policy recommendations to accelerate us to a Greener Britain.
The Case for Green Energy
Download and read our latest report that explains how the green economy is not about saving polar bears and ice caps but actually jobs and GDP - it’s the Green Economy stupid!
The ‘real’ economic cost of ‘cutting the green crap’?
Download and read our latest report on the increase to household bills from the Conservative Party reversing green policies
Can the North West be a green energy superpower?
The North West Green Energy Task Force.
The Rooftop Revolution We Need
Download and read our latest report that takes a look at the potential for rooftop solar in bringing us closer to energy independence.
Green Gas: The Green Economy under our feet
We have part of the answer to the energy crisis literally under our feet. Read our full Green Gas report that we commissioned from Imperial College London Consultants.
Government added £2.6 billion to energy bills on new homes
The homes code would have saved almost £1,000 on bills in 2022
Our mission is to bring about a Green Britain
About Us
We focus on the three areas of life that make up 80% of everybody’s personal (and every organisation’s) carbon footprint: Energy, Transport and Food — how we power ourselves, how we travel and what we eat... and our fourth pillar is making room for nature.
We provide data, insight and information to enable the changes that need to be made — in pursuit of a truly green Britain.
Our Trustees
Trustee
Dr Dale Vince OBE
With over 25 years as a green entrepreneur, Dale Vince launched Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company back in 1995. Today, it powers more than 200,000 homes and businesses across the UK with renewable energy from the wind and sun – and recently sold the Electric Highway, Europe’s first electric vehicle charging network. Dale also owns Devil’s Kitchen, which makes vegan school dinners, and his latest business, Skydiamond – creating lab grown diamonds with renewable energy. His work focuses on three key areas – energy, transport and food – collectively responsible for 80% of our own carbon emissions.
He is Chairman and owner of Forest Green Rovers - recognised by FIFA as the “world’s greenest football club” and became a United Nations Climate Champion in 2018. He launched his first book, Manifesto in 2020, and is Executive Producer of the Netflix Original documentary, Seaspiracy.
Trustee
Dahlia Nahome
Dahlia is a highly experienced Campaign Director who has worked with the United Nations, International NGO’s, Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and corporate brands directing & producing high level creative narratives and events to raise awareness and action for a healthy planet and people - activated in Davos, Cannes, The Global Climate Action Summit and at the United Nations General Assembly.
Now, Marketing Director at Ecotricity for all new ventures her remit covers both commercial businesses such as Skydiamond and The Devil’s Kitchen as well as non-commercial projects including the Ministry of Eco Education & The Green Britain Academy.
Trustee
Helen Taylor
Helen helps businesses and charities further their environmental mission. She’s a Food Technologist, turned environmentalist with strong project management skills and is a superb connector. Her focus is charity governance, fundraising, partnership development, campaign delivery and event management. She’s also been CEO of Forest Green Rovers FC (FGR) – ‘the World’s greenest football club’ (reference FIFA) – one of the first female CEO’s in football. Helen founded One Blue Marble in 2018, to extend her passion for making a difference by supporting a number of environmentally focussed organisations with their fundraising and awareness raising, including Ecotricity, FGR, and Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK, who are dedicated to tackling the destruction of habitat and the slaughter of wildlife in the ocean. She runs the Green Britain Foundation and helps manage the Ministry of Eco Education.