At the heart of our problem of global warming is CO2 emissions, and the root cause of that issue can be boiled down to the mining and use of fossil fuels as a way of generating electricity for the vast power grids that keep in operation the world’s most developed countries; even a nation like the UK alone – which, because of it’s size, generates little in comparison to some countries – contributes heavily to annual worldwide CO2 emissions levels, and when you include large industrial nations like India, the US and China, it’s easy to see how quickly our current carbon-heavy economies are contributing to a seemingly unsolvable problem.

Plenty of companies, though, are looking to do the little they can to make a dent in that carbon monopoly; in the UK alone companies like Ecotricity, Green Energy UK and Good Energy are showing that when you compare green energy suppliers with more traditional coal-based suppliers, the ethical angle has a lot to offer.

Offering plenty of options – from 100% green energy tariffs to low mix renewable energy solutions -  this new generation of energy suppliers are fighting corner to corner and toe to toe with their older rivals. Growing in popularity at an impressive rate (most of us hadn’t heard of Ecotricity, Good Energy or Green Energy UK 5 years ago, but most interested parties now treat them like household names) these companies understand that saving energy is incredibly important, and that – if trends are to be believed – such companies can always compete with more traditional energy companies because green electricity prices follow brown.

And so, the ‘Green Three’ can continue their good job safe in the knowledge that they won’t be too easily priced out of the market for having ethical commitments at the bottom of their business beliefs. It’s hoped, too, that with the government’s UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, these companies might get more attention from government, and increase their output that way. If they do, then it will mean a better service and more availability for the average customer, and should allow for green energy suppliers to grow and grow.

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