Government climate advisory body likely to be repurposed

The Climate Change Transformation Board could sit within DEFA instead

Government's climate advisory body could see drastic changes, including being dismantled and repurposed.

Its Chair Daphne Caine recently suggested she would be standing down from the panel to focus on her ministerial role within the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.

Manx Radio understands appointment of a new Chair is unlikely, and instead the Council of Ministers will decide how to take the board forward.

Manx Radio's Christian Jones asked Chief Minister Alfred Cannan if Mrs Caine was leaving of her own accord: