George Osborne demands massive cuts to windfarm subsidies

greenest government PM "Never argue undermined by the decision of the chancellor, which adjusts the pressure Conservatives

plans to reduce public subsidies for onshore wind farms are being developed by the Treasury, in a move that seriously undermines the request of David Cameron to run "the greenest government ever" .

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learned that George Osborne require 25% reductions of subsidies, reduction of the industry called "kill dead" development wind sites. The position of the Treasury has the Chancellor disagrees with the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey Energy Secretary, whose party supports renewable energy.

Osborne, whose reputation took a dive after his widely criticized budget and a subsequent series of U-turns, has been strong pressure from Conservative MPs to reduce the billions of dollars spent on green commitments.

In February more than 100 Conservative backbenchers wrote to the Prime Minister demanding reductions of 400 million pounds per year of public subsidies for wind farms they see as a test of Lib Dem too much influence on coalition politics. A prominent opponent of onshore wind is the Duke of Edinburgh, who had described the turbines unnecessary and I think it will never work.

Tim Yeo, Conservative chairman of the all-party energy and climate change select committee, said the Treasury and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), directed by Davey fulfill different objectives. "This is an example of attempts to stimulate renewable energy DECC are hampered by the intervention of the Treasury," he said. "The way to deal with it - and savings on the Treasury wants to achieve - is to have more renewable energy on earth, requiring subsidy levels, and the Mar Menor, which requires more We need to change balance. ".

Critics accuse the Chancellor foot please Conservatives who do not want turbines constructed in their constituencies, saying it could harm their chances of reelection. They argue that the cuts did not make economic sense, because there are alternatives, such as the location of offshore wind would be much more expensive. "This is an irresponsible act of political opportunism by a chancellor willing to increase their popularity among backbenchers," said Juliet Davenport, CEO of renewable energy electricity supplier good.

However, Chris Heaton-Harris, a Conservative MP who led the campaign for cuts without portfolio, said he was very busy. "I see a dramatic cut," he said, arguing that onshore wind was expensive compared to gas and fuel shortages increase.

However, proponents of wind energy at the point of rising gas prices and air pollution and climate change benefits of renewable energy technologies, including onshore wind is cheaper.

"cookie is dead to kill the deployment of renewable energy technologies cheaper if you are really concerned about the cost," said Gordon Edge, director of policy for the industry group RenewableUK. Sources to one of the six major energy companies in the UK, said: "It is perverse - renewable energy is obtained less for your money only makes sense that if you do not like wind farms in their neighborhood." .

• After becoming party leader in 2005, Cameron has adopted the slogan "vote blue, go green", as did the environment a central part of his campaign to modernize the Conservatives. Shortly after entering into a coalition with the Liberal Democrats who promised to lead the "greenest government ever", adding that "nowhere in the longer term decisions that really needed in the areas of energy and climate change and the environment. "
• But Osborne has made it clear he does not believe that the green agenda can remain a priority when money is short and the deficit must be reduced. With his own political fortunes in the slide, the Conservatives believe they may have to support their fight against the green countryside. This year, the government angry environmentalists by announcing plans to reduce subsidies for solar energy, a move strongly condemned the industry.

There are more than 3,000 wind turbines in the countryside in the UK and the debate has become increasingly polarized over the past two years, with a tripling of local opposition. However, a large majority of the population is in favor of wind energy, even if you put a few miles from his home.

The Treasury declined to comment, but a spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, which administers the grant program, said: "It is vital that our support for electricity renewable simultaneously stimulates investment and represents value for money for consumers. The government has published new levels of support soon. "

According to some sources, the decision was delayed by the Treasury "drag" the new rates proposed by Davey.

Decc initial proposal in October, delayed by disputes, it was for a reduction of 10% in favor of onshore wind under a program called "renewables obligation" ., but the
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