Of the six highest impact things we can do as individuals and households, switching to a renewable energy tariff comes in at number four, behind have one less child (I am unclear how this actually works..), going entirely car-free, or taking one less transatlantic flight. And ahead of going vegan or switching to an electric car.
It is hands down, the easiest high impact environmental action you can take.
But lots of us put it off. Because lets face it, it's dull, it and feels like it will be hard work and that we'll have to do lots of research to make sure we're not being greenwashed.
Which is where today's podcast comes in...

Here at Sustainable(ish) we're on a mission to get as many people as possible to switch their energy supplier to a renewable tariff and we’ve teamed up with Big Clean Switch, who are an energy comparison site whose goal it is to "make it easy to switch to clean energy suppliers you can trust". They do all the research and checking so that you don’t have to. You can visit Big Clean Switch, get a quote and switch, knowing that your money is genuinely funding the renewable sector in the UK, AND that you should get great customer service (this is another criteria that Big Clean Switch stipulate for the companies on their site)

In today’s episode, I’m chatting to Jon, the founder of Big Clean Switch, and hopefully answering all your questions about why you should switch, and how to do it.

Here are some of the questions we discuss:

• What is renewable energy and why is it important that we switch?
• What are the benefits of switching?
• Will it be more expensive?
• How do I know that the company is doing what they say they're doing (ie sourcing renewable energy)?
• Talk to us about REGOs (if you have no idea what a REGO is, we explain it in the podcast!)
  - are they just another form of greenwashing?
• What happens to smart meters when you switch? 
• ​Are any renewable tariffs eligible for Warm Homes Discount?
• What happens if you're in a rental property
• And much much more...!
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   Enjoy!
  

Useful links

• Big Clean Switch
  - Website
  - Get a quote and support Sustainable(ish) all at the same time with this link here ​
  - Big Clean Switch's criteria for listing energy companies on their site
  - Facebook
  - Twitter

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