The Green Deal had “run its course” and mention of it had become “toxic” by the time it was culled by the government, an energy and climate change select committee heard this morning.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change should be looking at programmes that have been successful in the past in order to put together successful policies now, an evidence session at the ECC select committee has heard.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has made progress on its recent sustainability drive with two separate rooftop solar installations, to be installed under London’s RE:FIT programme.
The UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond has lauded the effects of a decarbonised world economy and its impacts on innovation, jobs and growth during a speech on climate change in the United Arab Emirates.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said he does not expect the closure of the Green Deal to impact on his plans to boost energy efficiency in the capital.
Scotland’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee has led calls for the country’s government to adopt a “whole system view” of its energy market and requested greater clarity over smart meters and demand reduction measures.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has warned that the UK must make more progress towards restructuring its energy system, and said further benefits will “only be harder” to come across.
The UK and Chinese governments have built upon energy efficiency-related trade deals announced last week by forming what they have labelled a clean energy partnership.
