UK's attractiveness for renewables investment plummets to all-time low

UK routinely topped annual league table run by Ernst & Young but has slid to 13th place due to government's 'non-committal approach'

The attractions of Britain for investors in renewable energy projects are at an all-time low, an authoritative new report has found.

The UK routinely topped the annual league table for attractiveness to clean energy companies, run by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY), in the mid-2000s. For the first time, however, it has slid to 13th in the global rankings.