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• IPCC call for UK Experts to produce the IPCC Sixth Assessment

  BEIS invites UK experts to express their interest in acting as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors or Review Editors for the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

• Community Emissions Trading Scheme: primary participant application

  Application form for companies and organisations to be a primary participant in the Community Emissions Trading Scheme.

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Guidance and regulation

• Climate change explained

  Detailed guide

  31 July 2018

  Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• International Climate Finance

  Detailed guide

  13 June 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for International Development, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• Powering Past Coal Alliance declaration

  Notice

  14 September 2018

  Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• UK Small Emitter and Hospital Opt-out Scheme
  • Guidance
  • 4 December 2015
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• UK Climate Services
  • Promotional
  • 25 July 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change and Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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News and communications

19 October 2018 — World news story

Green GB Week: Supporting Clean Growth in Peru

1. UK expertise to help developing countries tackle climate change and move to cleaner energy
   • 27 September 2018
   • Department for International Development and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Press release
2. Speech - Climate change: too true to be good
   • 25 September 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • News story
3. UK Minister Mark Field attends Pacific Islands Forum to lead global effort on climate change
   • 2 September 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   • Press release
4. Minister Claire Perry reflects on her time at Climate Week
   • 25 September 2017
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Authored article

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Research and statistics

• The UK’s Second Biennial Report
  • 15 January 2016
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Research
• Annual reviews of the ICF support for the NAMA Facility
  • 18 November 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Research
• Annual reviews of the International Carbon Capture and Storage Programme
  • 18 November 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Research
• Annual reviews of the International 2050 Pathways Partnership and Global Calculator project
  • 18 November 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Research
• Carbon Matters: A Review of Listed Companies’ Carbon Disclosure and Performance in Hong Kong
  • 20 July 2015
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• The UK and Australia: a dynamic partnership for the 21st century
  • 20 July 2018
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence
  • Policy paper
• Joint Statement on the Roadmap to the $US100 billion
  • 9 November 2016
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Policy paper
• Climate Finance Roadmap to US$100 Billion
  • 24 October 2016
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Policy paper
• The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs)
  • 4 January 2016
  • Department for International Development
  • Case study
• Asian Development Bank Solar Loan Guarantee Facility
  • 18 November 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Committee on Climate Change’s 2017 progress report: government response
  • 12 October 2017
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Corporate report
• Committee on Climate Change’s 2015 progress report: Government response
  • 15 October 2015
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Corporate report
• Committee on Climate Change annual report 2014-15
  • 29 June 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change and Committee on Climate Change
  • Corporate report
• UK delegation costs for the Lima COP20 conference
  • 27 March 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Transparency
• First annual review of the Forests Carbon Partnership Facility
  • 13 February 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. Department for International Development
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

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