Investment in renewables in the UK fell by £ 1.1bn ( $ 1.4bn ) in the past six months , according to analysis by Green Alliance . It adds low carbon transport spending has risen by £2.3 billion since spring 2016. It claims that investment in wind , solar , biomass , and waste - to - energy projects will decline by 50 % by 2020 , and warns that this decline needs to be stemmed in order for the UK to fulfill the Paris climate pledge . In 2016 , the government cut subsidies for onshore wind farms .
Investment in renewables in the UK fell by £ 1.1bn ( $ 1.4bn ) in the past six months , according to analysis by Green Alliance . It claims that investment in wind , solar , biomass , and waste - to - energy projects will decline by 50 % by 2020 , and warns that this decline needs to be stemmed in order for the UK to fulfill the Paris climate pledge . In 2016 , the government cut subsidies for onshore wind farms .