Net Zero & Energy
Whitehall’s Green Deal cost £240m but failed to generate energy savings says watchdog
The body responsible for auditing the government’s accounts has concluded the energy department’s Green Deal has not achieved value for money because it failed to persuade householders that energy efficiency measures are worth paying for.
The National Audit Office (NAO) concluded the Green Deal, a scheme designed to help people make their homes more energy-efficient, cost the taxpayer £240m and has not generated additional energy savings.
Energy, water, environment and food policy in the spotlight at new research centre
Finding new ways to understand how the lives of people in the UK are affected by government decisions is a central aim of the new Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN).
Based at the University of Surrey and initiated by leading UK bodies, including two research councils, Defra and the Environment Agency, its research will aid future decision-making on complex policy affecting a wide range of issues such as flooding and drainage, farming, housing and transport.
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