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  • Electric cars for all government fleets

    Whitehall departments and their agencies to introduce plug-in vehicles.

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

  • New Map Reveals Worldwide Impacts of Climate Change

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today launched a new map to show the impact of global climate change.

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

  • Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference

    The government is investing £500 million to support the development of low emission vehicles - creating jobs and cutting damaging emissions.

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

  • UK calls for major changes to EU’s “cap and trade” emissions system

    The UK is calling for major reforms to improve the emissions “cap and trade” system put in place by the European Union since 2005 to tackle climate change.

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

  • Government commits £15m to kickstart new regulator in response to Wood Review

    The Government today announced it would contribute short term funding of £15 million over five years to help kickstart the establishment of a new regulatory body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry.

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

  • Edward Davey statement on DECC's new ministers

    Edward Davey's statement following the appointment of new DECC ministers Matthew Hancock and Amber Rudd.

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

  • £440 million to be spent on green transport

    44 new sustainable transport schemes to include £64 million investment from government.

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

  • Latest estimates of the UK’s oil and gas reserves and resources published

    DECC today published its annual updated estimates of UK oil and gas reserves.

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

  • Management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK

    Written Ministerial Statement by Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

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

  • Britain's energy security strategy now fully in place

    Edward Davey has announced the amount of electricity generation capacity the Government will procure when it re-introduces a capacity market into the UK later this year.

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

  • Letter from Edward Davey confirming auction parameters

    Letter to National Grid, confirming the volume of capacity to be procured and other auction parameters for the first capacity market auction.

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

  • Estimates of shale gas and oil in Scotland published

    The British Geological Survey’s report of the resources in the Midland Valley, Scotland, suggests a modest amount of gas and oil in place.

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

  • Radical reform needed to Welsh planning system

    David Jones gives speech to launch Wales Office infrastructure report

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

  • UK energy statistics: statistical press release - June 2014

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices published.

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

  • Energy trends and prices statistical release: 26 June 2014

    The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change were released on 26 June 2014 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

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

  • National Assembly Climate Change Forum

    Ambassador Wightman speaks at National Assembly Climate Change Forum

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

  • New funding to encourage plug-in car use

    Funding for domestic chargepoints to benefit consumers.

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

  • Launch of solar energy boat ‘Solaris’ in the Galápagos islands

    The British Embassy in Quito supported this Project along with WWF, the Ecuadorean Ministry of Environment and the Galápagos National Park.

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

  • UK Shale Conference

    Michael Fallon speech to the UK Shale Conference.

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

  • National seminar on renewable energy for rural development

    Organised by Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective, the seminar was held in Kolkata on 24 June.

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