Energy Action Scotland is the charity whose mission statement is to eliminate fuel poverty in Scotland. 

Its corporate aims are:

• raising awareness of fuel poverty, particularly as it affects low income households; maintaining fuel poverty as a national issue of high priority; and working towards affordable warmth for all;
• identifying effective solutions which can transform cold, damp houses into warm, dry homes;
•  researching fuel poverty and related issues in order to provide in-depth understanding of the causes and effects and to promote best practice;
• securing public and private investment for domestic energy efficiency initiatives.

Fuel poverty is a major problem in Scotland, affecting around a third of Scottish households who cannot afford to heat their homes to an adequate level. Since its inception in 1983, Energy Action Scotland has campaigned on the issue of fuel poverty and delivered many practical and research projects to tackle the problems of cold, damp homes.

Energy Action Scotland has worked with the Scottish Government and the UK Government on energy efficiency programme design and implementation.  It is a member of the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty Forum and was previously on the Scottish Government’s Central Heating Advisory Group.

For details of the charity's work over the last year, see the Annual Review 08-09.