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  • DECC selects company to run Phase III EU ETS auctions

    23 April 2012 DECC has announced that it has selected London-based ICE Futures Europe as its preferred supplier to conduct auctions of Phase…

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

  • Stephen O’Brien: Slowing global deforestation

    Speech by Development Minister Stephen O'Brien to The Forest Trust conference on sustainable oil palm.

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

  • Nick Clegg and Edward Davey: We need this key commitment to climate action

    This week ministers from across Europe are meeting to tackle a threat to our shared prosperity: the crashing price of carbon. The EU has the…

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

  • Elgin gas release: Government Interest Group

    Following the gas release and evacuation of personnel from Total E&P UK’s Elgin production facilities, DECC convened a Government Interest Group…

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

  • Securing UK's leadership in climate science

    The government announces £60 million investment in the Met Office Hadley Centre's Climate Programme.

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

  • UK firms could assist Fukushima clean up

    10 April 2012 The UK and Japan today agreed a Framework on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, providing the basis for UK companies to engage in multi…

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

  • Elgin platform incident

    05 April 2012 Government welcomes TOTAL’s release of more environmental data Risk to marine environment remains minimal says newly established…

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

  • Clean Energy Ministerial (25-26 April) and events (23-27 April)

    The UK is hosting the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) at Lancaster House in London on 25-26 April 2012.

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

  • Elgin platform flare is out

    DECC Statement 31 March 2012 TOTAL has confirmed to the Government that the flare on the Elgin platform has gone out. Energy Minister Charles…

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

  • Government to start quicker publication of oil spill data

    30 March 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry has announced that oil spill data will be made public by the Government more quickly after stressing…

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

  • Case study: Bristol Green Doors

    In the lead up to the Green Deal, Bristol Green Doors is encouraging private owners to cooperate in improving the energy efficiency of their…

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

  • Statistical press release: UK Energy Statistics

    29 March 2012 Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 29 March 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate…

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

  • Statistical release: 2011 UK greenhouse gas emissions

    DECC today publishes provisional 2011 estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions, together with final estimates of 2010 UK greenhouse gas emissions…

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

  • Hunt starts for fund managers for non-domestic energy efficiency infrastructure investments

    Potential fund managers will be responsible for sourcing a pipeline of projects across the full range of energy efficiency projects, including…

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

  • Investors urged to keep pressure on firms to prepare for climate change

    Less than half of major UK companies have plans in place to protect them from climate change.

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

  • Elgin platform incident

    Following a report of a well control problem at 12.15hrs on 25 March on the Elgin Well Head Platform and Rowan Viking Drilling Rig, the operator…

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

  • Edward Davey letter to the Independent on Sunday on the Emissions Performance Standard

    In setting a limit on the amount of CO2 a plant can emit, the Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) is an important backstop designed to prevent…

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

  • Meeting the climate security challenge

    London conference brings together security and climate experts to examine risks to global stability and prosperity.

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

  • Charles Hendry sees Midlands manufacturing in action

    Charles Hendry was in the Midlands and the North West on Thursday 22 March to see thriving examples of British manufacturing in action. The…

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

  • North Uist well given consent

    22 March 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the Shetland Islands…

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