Subsidies

World's largest offshore wind farm delivers 5TWh of clean power, as policy uncertainty continues to dog onshore wind market

Renewable energy industry says wind farm policy contradicts promise to tackle climate change cost effectively

Scotland's First Minister seeks assurances Westminster will not alter support without agreement from Scottish government ministers

'Shocking' revelation finds $5.3tr subsidy estimate for 2015 is greater than the total health spending of all the world’s governments

Questions remain over whether the government will be able to scrap Contract for Difference support for onshore wind farms

New Energy and Climate Change Secretary also says she wants to overturn legislation to ban shale gas extraction in National Parks

But report calls for policy certainty to ensure UK can deliver on 2020 renewable energy targets

Campaigners angered after Country Specific Recommendations drop call for reform, but Commission says it is merely seeking to avoid duplication

New Policy Exchange report to warn that crucial Levy Control Framework budget may already be exceeded, but DECC insists fears are unjustified

Policy Exchange's Richard Howard argues that in-coming Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd is facing a clean energy budget crunch