Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt to use Budget address to ramp up clean energy investment and push back against 'narrative of decline', but campaigners fear government is failing to do enough to lift barriers to green investment

New funding for energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects to be accompanied by a further £20m of emergency support

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms

Jeremy Hunt faces fresh call to cut VAT on public EV chargers and pull forward £6bn energy efficiency programme

With the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempting to woo green business leaders and a flurry of fresh policy reforms this week, the government is suddenly very keen to show it is in 'listening mode' when it comes to net zero

But Chancellor warns that UK must be 'alive to competitive threat' from US clean tech subsidies through the Inflation Reduction Act

Coalition of trade bodies representing over 750 firms from across the energy industry writes to Jeremy Hunt to warn that action is needed in Spring Budget to unleash green investment

Chancellor promises to seize 'Brexit opportunities', as he stresses government's focus on five key growth industries

But the steel producer and trade unions call for urgent action and policy support to develop low carbon steel production in the UK if climate goals are to be met

Treasury yesterday published technical note finalising details of its controversial new levy on clean electricity generators, sparking fresh warnings tax could undermine green investment