Osborne has announced the Autumn spending review with some controversial changes to energy policies. The DECC’s budget is set to drop 22% over the next four years meaning hundreds of job losses. Osborne announced: “DECC will deliver £220m of resource savings by 2019-20 through efficiencies from pooling back office and corporate services, and reducing the […]
Tories debate over renewables and energy policies
After public concern after cuts to renewable energy subsidies, the Tories gathered to discuss energy policies at a conference fringe meeting. Conservative MP for the Wells constituency and member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, James Heappey cautioned: “Certainly we should not be making an enemy of the renewables sector.” He was responding to […]
Scotland calling for input on energy policies
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has (bag) piped up and implored the new UK government to allow the Scottish Government the ability to agree and veto any energy policies due to be implemented. She has requested that any key decisions on energy policy be consulted and agreed with the Scottish Government after some debate with […]