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The World Bank estimates more than 100 million people became poor when food and fuel prices skyrocketed last year.

世界银行估计，大约有超过1亿人在去年的食品和燃料价格急剧上升时陷入了贫困。

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The rural poor use little fossil fuel.

贫穷的农村人很少消费化石燃料。

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MPs and MSPs will visit fuel-poor housholds across the UK as part of Warm Homes Week, organised by National Energy Action.

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By this definition, the report finds 7.8 million people were fuel-poor in 2009, across 2.7 million households, more than previously thought.

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"The number of fuel-poor households helped by government-backed schemes is likely to more than halve over the next three years, despite fuel poverty levels having almost tripled in five years, " said Derek Lickorish, chairman of the FPAG.

BBC: Fuel poverty to rise to 8.5m, report warns