Commenting on the appointment of Michael Fallon as Energy Minister today (Thursday 28 March 2013), Friends of the Earth’s Head of Campaigns Andrew Pendleton, said:

“The development of a safe, clean and affordable energy system must be a top priority for Michael Fallon.

“It’s time to stop tilting at windmills - the new Minister must recognise the potential of developing Britain’s substantial renewable energy resources and harvest the huge economic and environmental benefits this will bring.

“The nation’s headlong dash for gas is speeding UK energy policy in the wrong direction – we need a 2030 clean power target in the Energy Bill to put it on the right track.”

ENDS