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  • 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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the publication by Professor Hills of the final report of his independent review of fuel poverty

    15 March 2012 In March 2011, my predecessor commissioned Professor John Hills of the London School of Economics, to undertake a review of the…

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

  • Climate kids grill Cabinet Ministers

    14 March 2012 Solar panels on the roof of Parliament, bicycle-powered television sets, and streetlamps with mini-wind turbines were just three…

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

  • Edward Davey comment on the EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels

    Speaking after 9 March EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “I’m sorry that…

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

  • Green Investment Bank for Edinburgh and London

    Vince Cable announces the location of the first ever UK Green Investment Bank.

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

  • Publication of the statistical release on UK’s Carbon Footprint 1990 to 2009

    Defra has published official figures for annual UK carbon footprint for the years 1990 to 2009.

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

  • Statistical release: Estimates of home insulation levels in Great Britain: January 2012

    7 March 2012 Key findings: It is estimated that at the start of January 2012: There are 26.7 million homes in Great Britain. Of these …

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

  • UK issues its first free EU ETS allowances to aircraft operators

    01 March 2012 The UK was the first country out of all the Member States to start issuing its aviation allowances. The first free allowances…

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

  • Case study: The Big Energy Upgrade

      The BIG Energy Upgrade Programme is the first large scale project that is delivering installation of energy efficiency measures and renewables…

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

  • Gearbox engineering company wins cash to accelerate offshore wind innovation

    Press ref: 2012/016 A world-leading gear engineering and manufacturing company has been confirmed as the first successful bidder to a major…

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

  • UK and Bangladesh to collaborate on energy research

    28 February 2012 DECC, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Government of Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum…

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

  • Energy statistics: statistical press release

    The Department of Energy and Climate Change today releases its December energy statistics, that allow an assessment to be made of trends in …

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

  • Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Day

    22 February 2012 In his first engagement on CCS since coming to office, the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today reiterated…

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