Overview

In this briefing from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne is appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the new coalition government, ahead of the energy-experienced Conservative shadow energy minister, Charles Hendry.

Mr Huhne’s background in journalism will no doubt bolster the already adept communications team at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) whose regular communication of evolving energy policy initiatives has now become part of the UK energy landscape. Regulators are often accused of reacting late to socio-political factors, something DECC works hard to communicate as not being the case.

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