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A leading expert has said the government鈥檚 intention to introduce a feed-in-tariff was 鈥榠nteresting鈥� but 鈥榤eaningless.鈥�

Isabel MacAllister, joint head of sustainability at cost consultant, Cyril Sweett, said she would wait until the details were announced before passing judgement.

鈥淯ntil they put a number to it, it doesn鈥檛 mean anything,鈥� she said. 鈥淚f it鈥檚 up with German levels, it鈥檚 happy days. But it could be desperately uninteresting and very small.鈥�

She added that details about who would fund the scheme were key.

鈥淪omeone鈥檚 got to pay, whether it鈥檚 energy companies forced to make minimum payments or the government. The treasury is reluctant to lost any money.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 interesting that they are discussing it, but would be far more interesting if they nailed a figure and didn鈥檛 leave us sitting here for six months.鈥�

Environmental charity Friends of the Earth agreed with MacAllister, saying: 鈥淭he details are unknown - a comprehensive scheme is urgently needed and must encourage homes, businesses, communities and local authorities to play their part in tackling climate change by developing clean, green electricity and heat.鈥�

Germany is one of a number of continental European countries that pays generators of renewable energy a premium to encourage installation. Consumers who install solar power can sell it back to the German grid at six times its unregulated price.

Ed Milliband, head of the government's new Climate Change department announced the change to the law yesterday. He also said the Climate Change Bill would be amended to impose 80% reduction of greenhouse gases over 1990 levels.