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The UK Emissions Authority has published a package of consultations on expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, to further limit carbon emissions.

• Updated: 23 May 2024

The governments of the UK and Bolivia work together to deepen their partnership on climate and nature, to protect Bolivia's forests and biodiversity.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

Tobias Bule will support the Solomon Islands government to access and deliver global climate finance for the benefit of Solomon Islanders.

• Updated: 29 January 2024

The UK is to implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027 to support the decarbonisation drive.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

Industries and wider organisations asked for views on proposed changes to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to support progress to net zero.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

The CMA has published an open letter to electric vehicle chargepoint operators (CPOs) and motorway service area (MSA) site operators.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Ministerial Directions issued by the Secretary of State under section 52 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

• Updated: 6 October 2023

Tighter emission limits for industries under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, as the 2024 carbon allowance auction calendar is published.

• Updated: 5 October 2023

New electric workboats are set to be deployed along Thames as part of world’s largest network of zero emission workboats.

• Updated: 20 September 2023

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and aviation emissions from 2024.

• Updated: 3 July 2023

Chargé d’Affaires at the British Embassy in Ashgabat, John Hamilton, spoke at the international scientific conference in Ashgabat on 15 June 2023

• Updated: 20 June 2023

Increased incomes for local communities and forest preservation amongst the many benefits of UKPACT shade coffee initiative.

• Updated: 10 March 2023

UK Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment, Lord Goldsmith is in Libreville for 2 days to attend the One Forest Summit.

• Updated: 1 March 2023

On Monday 10th October 2022, the UK Government and the Government of Ghana held a Carbon Market Development Roundtable at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.

• Updated: 4 November 2022

Launched in 2020 by HRH Prince William, The Earthshot Prize rewards ground-breaking solutions to the biggest environmental challenges our planet faces.

• Updated: 4 November 2022

COP26 President Alok Sharma at the Confederation of British Industry's Achieving Net Zero Conference on the vital role business has in achieving net zero by 2050 or earlier

• Updated: 7 June 2022

New government funding will support industry to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and slash carbon emissions.

• Updated: 31 May 2022

COP26 President Alok Sharma will take part in two key climate events in Sweden this week to continue the drive for countries to turn pledges made in the Glasgow Climate Pact into action ahead of COP27 in Egypt.

• Updated: 30 May 2022

Fines have been issued for breaches of climate change schemes which are in place to help ensure the UK reaches its target of net zero emissions by 2050.

• Updated: 24 May 2022

The UK and Egypt will bring countries together in Copenhagen this week to focus on what climate action needs to be taken to deliver key commitments ahead of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh in November.

• Updated: 11 May 2022