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  • Greg Barker key note speech at launch of Green Deal Skills Alliance

    Check against delivery I’d like to thank the Green Deal Skills Alliance for inviting me to this event, which formally launches their partnership…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Barker Keynote Speech - Launch of the Green Deal Skills Alliance

    Climate Change Minister Greg Barker gave the keynote address at an event to officially launch the Green Deal Skills Alliance. Highlighting …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State visit to the Olympic Park Energy Centre

    Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP visited the Energy Centre at the Olympic Park this morning. The park, which is the largest energy…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Heat scheme hots up

    Umbrella company and holiday cottages are first two successful applicants to low carbon heating incentive Umbrella supplier Booth Brothers …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain's solar energy boom is built on unsustainable foundations (Guardian article by Greg Barker)

    You can’t miss Britain’s solar energy boom. Solar panels generating electricity adorn tens of thousands of British homes, providing clean green…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Feed-in tariff appeal: Statement by DECC spokesperson

    On the FITs appeal, A DECC spokesperson said: “We have lodged grounds of appeal with the Court of Appeal. We hope that permission will be granted…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP speech to GLOBE Forum, Tianjin

    Thank you very much. It’s my pleasure to be here - and to be in Tianjin, the city that models China’s green ambitions. Those ambitions have…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP speech: Pylon Design Competition Shortlisting event

    Introduction Thanks very much. I’m delighted to be here today, at the world’s greatest museum of art and design. I’m told there are four and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister looks forward to "Prosperous 2012" for oil and gas industry

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry set out his hopes for a “prosperous 2012” in the oil and gas sector, as he awarded 46 new licences to explore…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Renewables bring £2.5bn boost to economy

    29 December 2011 The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP today revealed more evidence of the economic benefits of renewable energy as he reaffirmed the coalition…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Energy statistics: statistical press release

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 22 December 2011 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister says 'yes' to waste wood biomass power station in Yorkshire

    15th power station consent of 2011 marks new record for capacity consented 8GW of plant now consented this year, enough to power…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Barker response to High Court ruling on solar Feed in Tariffs

    Climate Change Minister Greg Barker responded to today’s High Court ruling on the proposed changes to solar Feed In Tariffs: “We disagree with…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Expert chair appointed to the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage

    16 December 2011 Patrick Dixon has been appointed as Expert Chair of the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS), within the Department…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • North Sea storage and production vessels - SOSREP announces the situation is stable

    16 December 2011, 1700 ** This is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Electricity Market Reform moves ahead

    Reforms to the UK’s electricity market to drive low carbon investment and boost energy security took another step forward today with the announcement…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written ministerial statement by The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP on Electricity Market Reform: technical update

    I am today publishing a Technical Update to the Electricity Market Reform White Paper ‘Planning our electric future: a white paper for secure…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK oil and gas regime has high standards but can still improve

    14 December 2011 An independent review commissioned by ministers in March 2011 has acknowledged the strengths of the UK’s offshore oil and …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's Oral Statement on the outcomes of the Durban COP17 climate change conference

    With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the outcomes of the United Nations climate change conference in Durban, which concluded…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Road open to new global legal climate treaty

    11 December 2011 Global agreement achieved on a roadmap to a legally binding deal Second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government