Article 3DDZ5 UK green energy investment halves after policy changes

UK green energy investment halves after policy changes

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Adam Vaughan
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3DDZ5)

Investment in green energy fell 56% in UK in 2017 - biggest fall of any country - after 'stop-start' support from government

Investment in clean energy plunged further in Britain than in any other country last year because of government policy changes, new figures show.

The amount companies spent on green energy in the UK rose during the years of the coalition government (2010-2015) but has now fallen for two years in a row under the Conservatives, according to analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

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