The Better Planet Guide

Responding to the news that oil prices have reached a 22 year high, Jenny Jones, said:

"It is time for people to get real about their addiction to oil. The smart move for any consumer and any large city is to start switching to green technologies and cut out the waste and excess. If you need a car, then dump the 4*4 and either go electric or buy a small one. If you are moving home, then ask about its energy rating. The current rise in oil prices is just a warning of the bigger crisis to come. With oil production being overtaken by oil consumption for the first time in history, the only future worth living has to be a green one"

"The London economy is just as addicted to oil as any other city, which is why we have to start building homes and offices which produce as much power and heat as they consume. We have the technology and it isn't difficult to do, but we don't have the political will or the investment to make energy conservation, solar panels and wind turbines, an everyday part of the half a million new homes which are due to be built in London during the next ten years.