Davey bemoans UK energy policy as ‘completely mad’

Claude Turmes MEP, Baroness Bryony Worthington, Walter Steinmann, MD Swiss Fed office of energy, Ed Davey and Seb Henbest at BNEF Energy Summit

Former UK energy secretary Ed Davey has told an audience of power professionals that the Conservatives have had no coherent policy in place since the coalition government split over 18 months ago.

Speaking at the Bloomberg NEF New Energy Summit in London on Monday, Davey was asked what he perceived to be the government’s current policy for energy.

“I don’t see one and that’s not just post Brexit. There has been nothing since May of 2015 but uncertainty and really bad policy decisions. A green tax to renewables and (subsequent) irrational loss of investment, …read more

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I Graduated from Bucknell University with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an have been working in the civil & environmental engineering sector for over a decade. My areas of specialty include: Civil -(Roadway & structural analysis) and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental/ Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Materials Recycling, Research, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, & the Human-Element of Engineering. I am a strong advocate for more equitable representation and inclusivity of women in the STEM sectors, and more importantly, bringing the fullness of who we are to what we do.