Greg Barker

Flagship energy efficiency scheme sees number of assessments rise to over 71,000 and finance packages to 677 during August

New government figures show 81 per cent of homes installing energy efficiency measures after assessment, despite low uptake of finance packages

There is a rich history of Conservative environmentalism, argues Greg Barker, and now is the time for Conservatives to lead the response to a new wave of environmental challenges

As part of BusinessGreen's New Environmentalism series, the Climate Change Minister says party's green heritage can help it tackle today's environmental challenges

New Respublica report predicts community renewable energy capacity could grow 89-fold by 2020 if planning hurdles are lowered

Nearly 50 social landlords secure £7m of funding to roll out heat pumps and biomass boilers to tenants across the UK

Greg Barker contests npower's claim that policies to deliver low carbon economy are main factor behind a predicted 19 per cent rise by 2020

Industry gives glowing reception to announcement of new renewable heat technology scheme

EXCLUSIVE: Minister insists scheme is poised for rapid growth, reveals government could look to improve incentives

Figures show pipeline for Green Deal take-up improving all the time, but industry admits it is hard to put a positive spin on first few months