National update

8th September 2015

John Kolm-MurrayNational Chair, Carbon Action Network

New government, new ministers

• Majority Conservative government

• Very little about domestic energy in Tory manifesto

Amber Rudd MPSecretary of State

Andrea Leadsom MPMinister of State

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Parliamentary Under SoS

The Opposition

• SNP now chair the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee

• Liberal Democrats had worst election result since 1970

• New Labour Leader soon…

Angus MacNeil MP

?

Activity so far

• Green Deal Finance Company no longer funded – effective end of Green Deal

• Reduction in FiTs

• End of Zero Carbon Homes

• Fracking and nuclear favoured

• Onshore wind

• In-year public health cuts

Informed speculation…• Comprehensive Spending Review this autumn• DECC is to ask Treasury for infrastructure funding to

help energy efficiency• DECC favour continuation of supplier obligation and

more of it going to fuel poor. Treasury much less keen…• Renewed interest from DECC in area-based activity and

health work• DECC’s continued existence still questionable…• PRS standards so weak they’ll probably stay• New loans system may replace Green Deal

Devolution (1)

• Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill– Mayoral combined authorities– Such mayors to take over role of PCCs– Greater powers for such combined authorities– Most of discussion been about city regions. – Energy strategy and delivery?

Devolution (2)

LGC, Sept. 2015

The future of CAN

• Carbon not the driver for many any more

• Not obvious what we do from the name

• HECA not particularly useful any more so no enthusiasm for going back to that

• Proposed name change to ‘Association of Local Energy Officers (ALEO)’

• Consultation imminent

Contact

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