Funding will be added to funds for the creation of the government鈥檚 Green Investment Bank

Nick Clegg's speech to the party conference

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced an additional 拢100m of funding for small scale renewable energy projects.

The 拢100m will be added to funds for the creation of the government鈥檚 Green Investment Bank, which will support green business including building programmes such as the Green Deal.

Clegg said he wanted to be clear that the government supported the green economy.

鈥淲hen we say that we want green growth, that is not flimsy, political rhetoric: It is a very real aim, driven by very real economic needs,鈥� he said.

Referring to the recent public disagreement between ministers over the size of subsidies for building wind farms he said: 鈥淵es, there will be internal discussion and debates on the balance and sequencing of different policies 鈥� that鈥檚 the nature of any government 鈥� and energy policies will evolve over time as costs come down.鈥�

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