Select Committee: “Green investment should play a key role in the UK’s economic recovery”
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report ‘A Green Economy’ reinforces the REA’s call for the Government to put renewable energy at the heart of its economic recovery and employment strategy. The REA/Innovas report ‘Renewable Energy: Made in Britain’ showed the UK sector employed over 100,000 people and turned over £12.5 billion in 2010/11. However, the UK […]
Electricity Market Reform and Green Investment Bank introduced
The Queen’s Speech at the State Opening or Parliament today introduced Electricity Market Reform (EMR) [1] and the Green Investment Bank (GIB). Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive of the REA [2], said: “We look forward to seeing the details of the Energy Bill. This is of immense importance to project developers in renewables, as the measures […]
