The UK’s energy policy will now be a decided by a new industry led department headed up by former communities minister Greg Clark, who has been appoint secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy.
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) are reportedly in line for cuts in the upcoming autumn spending review.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been told to pull a television advert by the Advertising Standards Authority which presented a number of misleading claims about the Green Deal initiative.