Britain's biggest energy suppliers, the "Big Six", have been questioned as it has came to light that they have all dropped their green electricity tariffs despite their public commitments to tackle climate change by reducing their carbon emissions.
The Big Six, together, provide over 90 per cent of the UK's household power yet none of the companies are offering a 100 per cent renewable energy tariff.
In defence of their decision, the companies are saying they had been forced to axe their tariffs after Ofgem cut the number of tariffs they were able to offer back in 2013 to just four.
The firms also argue that there is little customer demand due to the green tariffs being more expensive than those that are typically fossil fuel dominated.
Will Hodson, of The Big Deal, said: "The Big Six's abandonment of their green tariffs is an appalling abdication of responsibility. Profits are what matter to these companies, not people, and certainly not the planet. With climate change looming, this approach is completely unacceptable."
In contrast, a spokesman for Npower added: "Npower’s green energy tariff...is an example of the kind of innovative tariff that has been lost due to regulation limiting the number of tariffs energy suppliers can offer. However, npower’s work to lower its environmental impact has not changed."
