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  • The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) today announced that the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP has appointed Professor Francis Livens to its board for a 3-year term from 1 December.

  • COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening speech at the UNFCCC-led Race to Zero Dialogues, which will take place from 9-19 November.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The UNFCCC and the Governments of the UK, Chile, France and Italy have issued a joint statement on the US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The CMA will investigate descriptions and labels used to promote products and services claiming to be ‘eco-friendly’, and whether they could mislead consumers.

  • A virtual briefing by COP26 President Alok Sharma to all UN Member states ahead of the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December 2020.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and British Ambassador Sir Geoffrey Adams, discuss economic cooperation, and green recovery.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Call for bids for the US State Green Economy Report to support UK engagement on climate and energy policy priorities and to prioritise UK trade and investment engagement in the US.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 President Alok Sharma at 'A Sustainable Recovery for People and Planet', part of the 2020 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG)

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is building a new register of specialists to advise on chemical matters.

  • The announcement is part of the government's commitment towards net zero emissions by 2050 and will support 60,000 jobs

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Forum will take place online on 28 October 2020 and look at challenges and opportunities for a green recovery from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Over the coming years the UK will be returning high level waste in the form of vitrified residues to Germany.

  • This week, as part of Climate Week NYC, which runs alongside the UN General Assembly, UK is sharing its ambitious climate commitments

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government has launched a consultation to scale up green gas and reduce emissions from the gas grid.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The UK’s Export Credit Agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has recently more than tripled its capacity for Bangladesh to £2.5 billion.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 President Alok Sharma at the New York Climate Week Event, “COP26 and the Zero Carbon Growth Agenda”, hosted by the UN Race to Zero campaign in partnership with the Climate Group.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The COP26 Energy Transition Council was announced at 'Passing the Tipping Point: the next decade of clean energy cooperation'- a side event to the 11th Clean Energy Ministerial and 5th Mission Innovation Ministerial …

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 President and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma will announce a series of new climate commitments today at the launch of Climate Week NYC, which runs alongside the UN General A…

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Department for International Trade at the British Embassy in Cairo organised the first Green Economy webinar for UK businesses in Egypt.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dounreay has awarded a major contract as the world’s deepest nuclear clean-up job gets underway.