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🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this special episode of the New Statesman Podcast, in association with Smart Energy GB, Ailbhe Rea and guest co-host Philippa Nuttall discuss how the ways we use energy in the future will change, and what we can do to make sure that change benefits everyone including the most vulnerable.

They are joined by Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Emergency Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse and Iagan Macneil, from Smart Energy GB, to talk about what changes could make a difference, and what action needs to be taken now to make that change happen

Smart Energy GB is the not-for-profit, government-backed campaign helping everyone in the UK understand the importance of smart meters and their benefits to people and the environment. Their national campaign is reaching homes and small businesses across England, Scotland and Wales.

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0:00.0	Hello, it's Alva here. Just before we start today's podcast, we wanted to say sorry for the
0:05.1	signed quality in part of this episode. This was due to some technical problems when we were
0:09.7	recording, which sadly we weren't able to fix. Apologies, and we hope you'll still enjoy the discussion.
0:21.9	Hi, I'm Alva. I'm Phillipa. And in this special series of the New States and podcast,
0:26.9	we're looking at the politics of climate change in the run-up to COP26. We ask whether
0:32.2	enough is being done to make a difference.
0:46.6	Phillipa, what are we talking about today? Today we're looking at the energy consumer of the future.
0:52.5	Energy systems are changing. We're no longer simply consumers of energy, but many of us are already
0:57.2	providers of energy with solar panels on our roofs and electric cars that can put power back
1:01.7	into the grid as well as taking it out. Many of us have smart meters that show the energy we're using
1:07.2	and may even have smart electricity tariffs, so we save money if we switch on the washing machine
1:11.1	when energy prices are cheaper. But this is just the beginning. Today we're going to look at how life
1:16.0	will be different in 10 years' time and what it will take to get to this brave new world in a way
1:20.2	that involves everyone and doesn't risk increasing the energy divide between the richer and the poorer.
1:27.0	So we have two special guests today. Vera Hobbes is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and the party
1:33.7	spokesperson for the climate emergency and energy. And we're also joined by Jagen McNeil,
1:39.4	who is the head of policy for smart energy GB, the GB wide campaign to help everyone understand
1:45.0	the benefits of smart meters. Welcome to both of you. Hello. Hello. So maybe can we start just by
1:53.3	asking maybe it sizes out quite a lot of changes will happen to our lifestyles over the next 10
1:59.2	years. Maybe Vera if we start with you, what are the most immediate ones that an everyday
2:05.6	member of the public might encounter? Parliament and past legislation that we need to get to
2:10.1	net zero about 2050. Parties have ambitions to get there even more quickly because we as a
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