{"id":168669,"date":"2024-11-14T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=168669"},"modified":"2024-11-18T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:38:05","slug":"under-pressure-families-under-pump-oil-and-gas-fuel-high-costs-of-living","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/under-pressure-families-under-pump-oil-and-gas-fuel-high-costs-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Under pressure: families under the pump as oil and gas fuel high costs of living"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New research shows the vast majority of Australian families are struggling to afford household essentials, including food, and the high prices of oil and gas are driving up bills and crunching already stretched household budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes as a new report from Parents for Climate and Climate Council, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/under-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Under Pressure\u2019<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Ud6M-5exJEaevcT9dJJh-31vCVt6V_Td\/view?usp=drive_link\"> <\/a>examines how extreme weather is driving up insurance bills and finds parents are worried that climate change will make our cost of living crisis even worse. The report includes YouGov polling which shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than half of Australian families have reduced the amount or quality of food they\u2019re buying and one third said their children had been impacted by a lower variety and quality of food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance stress is causing 71% of parents to worry about higher premiums due to more intense and frequent unnatural disasters driven by climate pollution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two in three families have cut back on heating and cooling their homes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The vast majority (71%) of parents are worried about both the rising cost of living and climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Overwhelmingly, parents want access to popular solutions to our cost of living and climate crises, like solar panels, household batteries and energy efficient appliances. But many can\u2019t afford the upfront costs or live in rentals, and need help from governments to access upgrades that cut bills and climate pollution at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parents for Climate CEO Nic Seton said:<\/strong> \u201cOur research shows how nearly every Aussie family is copping rising costs, made worse by oil and gas prices and unnatural weather events. With the majority of parents having to make tough choices, it\u2019s our kids\u2019 health and wellbeing that\u2019s on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking to hear from so many parents through this research who have to cut back spending on essentials like food, heating, cooling and insurance just to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of parents worry that our dependence on coal, oil and gas is compounding cost of living pressures, but they also know that climate solutions can ease household budget pressure, such as better support for solar and batteries for lower income households.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernie Systa, a mum living in Redlands, Brisbane, with three of her five kids said they could no longer afford insurance due to rising costs. \u201cWe currently do not have house and contents insurance because it went up so much and it is unaffordable,\u201d she said. \u201cI am very concerned about not having insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Independent economist and Climate Councillor Nicki Hutley said:<\/strong> \u201cOil and gas are fuelling two crises at the same time: climate change and cost of living. Aussies are doing it tough every time we fill up cars with pricey petrol or use expensive gas to heat our homes. These polluting products are also driving up inflation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInsurance bills are through the roof because climate pollution is driving more unnatural disasters globally and hiking insurance premiums as a result. Australians are paying $30 billion more today on insurance than they were only 10 years ago \u2013 more than double the average rate of inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe good news is that cutting back on the oil and gas that\u2019s straining our wallets will also cut climate pollution, and there is huge demand out there for rooftop solar, household batteries and energy efficient appliances. Making these solutions more accessible lowers bills and cuts climate pollution to help protect kids\u2019 futures. That\u2019s a win-win situation for Aussie parents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For media queries and interview requests, please contact&nbsp; Emily Watkins on 0420 622 408 or <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:emily.watkins@climatemediacentre.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>emily.watkins@climatemediacentre.org.au<\/strong><\/a><strong> or Jacqui Street 0498 188 528 <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jacqui.street@climatecouncil.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>jacqui.street@climatecouncil.org.au<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research shows the vast majority of Australian families are struggling to afford household essentials, including food, and the high prices of oil and gas are driving up bills and crunching already stretched household budgets. 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