Ministers must reverse ‘dramatic and worrying collapse’ in green investment, MPs say
The Environmental Audit Committee has said ministers must publish a plan to secure the investment needed to meet the UK’s carbon budgets after a series of government policy changes which they say have contributed to a collapse in clean energy investment
The latest figures for low-carbon energy investment show that there has been a ‘dramatic and worrying collapse’ since 2015 that threatens the UK’s ability to meet its carbon budgets. In cash terms, investment in clean energy fell by 10% in 2016 and 56% in 2017.