The coalition is going "backwards not forwards" in its pledge to be the "greenest government ever", shadow energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband has said. Mr Miliband accused the Tories and Lib Dems of employing the same "rhetoric without substance" in office that they used in opposition. He was responding to a statement by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne, who said the government was taking "three big steps forward" by creating a market for energy savings through the "green deal", ensuring the electricity market worked "properly", and "strengthening" the carbon price. Mr Huhne told MPs that "the cheapest way of closing the gap between energy demand and supply is to cut energy use", setting out the government's aims to improve household energy efficiency by installing "smart meters" in more homes. He announced that ministers would implement a "transitional regime for offshore wind farms", re-affirming the government's commitment to harnessing renewable energy sources.

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