RenewableUK Greets New Energy Secretary

RenewableUK today commented on the news that Amber Rudd MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, said: “We wish Amber Rudd well as Energy Secretary. We are pleased to see continuity at the Department following her role as Energy Minister in the previous Government.

“We welcome the positive commitments which she has made on reducing carbon emissions, tackling climate change and protecting the environment. We are looking forward to working with her and showing how all the technologies we represent: onshore wind, offshore wind and wave & tidal energy, can help achieve these aims, as well as providing energy security and financial growth for the UK.”

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