Amber Rudd

Government refuses to increase senior loan facility to Green Deal Finance Company, meaning it is no longer able to quote for further Green Deal Plan applications

Secretary of State indicates onshore wind farms will not be able to access support contracts, as DECC confirms reviews of energy efficiency and renewable heat programmes are under way

BusinessGreen Live Blog catches all the latest from Energy and Climate Change Secretary's first Select Committee hearing

Clean tech could provide the power for the Northern Powerhouse and deliver the productivity boost the government craves, but only if Ministers end their attacks on the green economy and deliver a credible policy landscape

Government sources indicate big changes to renewables subsidies are on the cards in a bid to 'cut emissions as cost-effectively' as possible

FT reports department is likely to cut Green Deal Home Improvement Fund and is braced for job cuts

Long-awaited Competition and Markets Authority report says how government allocates subsidies is contributing to businesses paying £500m extra on energy bills

The last government kicked too many crucial climate policy decisions into this parliament, now it is time for Amber Rudd to put the green economy back on track

'Offshore wind is a significant economic opportunity for the UK', declares energy and climate change secretary

Energy and Climate Change Secretary tells offshore wind industry clean energy investment makes 'cold, hard economic sense'