Chancellor set to announce £3bn green investment package

Campaigners say Rishi Sunak's plan to decarbonise public buildings does not go far enough

Rishi Sunak is to announce a 3bn package of green investment to decarbonise public buildings and cut emissions from Britain's poorly insulated homes as part of the government's Covid-19 economic recovery plan.

The chancellor will seek to use Wednesday's summer statement on the economy to fend off criticism that his proposals lack ambition by insisting that he can kick start" an environment-friendly revival through the creation of thousands of green jobs in the construction industry.