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  • The future of business mobility

    Thanks to businesses, the UK is Europe's fastest growing market for electric vehicles.

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  • Organisations benefit from UK’s first ever auction to reduce demand on electricity

    Organisations up and down the country have been awarded a total of £1.28m for capacity totalling 5,589kW as part of the UK’s first ever auction to reduce demand for electricity at peak times.

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

  • UK’s first ever auction to reduce demand on electricity takes place today

    The UK’s first ever Electricity Demand Reduction (EDR) auction is taking place today.

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

  • Business funding for innovation in integrated energy systems

    Opportunities for businesses to find new ways of achieving a low-carbon economy across energy networks.

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  • The bottom line for business: save energy, save money.

    By reducing energy consumption by 1 per cent, big businesses could save over £250 million on their energy bills annually.

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

  • Warmer homes, secure supplies and lower bills

    Household energy bills this year are an average £90 lower than they would otherwise have been, thanks to the impact of Government energy policies.

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

  • Speech to the Elmhurst Energy Conference

    Baroness Verma's speech on energy efficiency to the Elmhurst Energy Conference for energy and sustainability professionals.

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

  • Speech to Behave Conference

    Baroness Verma's speech to the Behave Conference on behaviour change and consumer engagement.

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

  • Speech to the CBI Energy Conference 2014

    Edward Davey speech to the CBI Energy Conference 2014.

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

  • Boost for business energy efficiency and electricity sector investment

    Business, industry and other organisations will get help to cut their energy costs with £10 million available this year to improve efficiency and reduce energy demand.

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

  • Funding boost for low carbon heating

    24 local authorities across England and Wales have been awarded more than £2.1 million to support the development of heat network projects

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

  • Towards Green Deal 2.0

    Speech by Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, at the UK Green Building Council's ‘Towards Green Deal 2.0’ event

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

  • Government launches Balance of Competence Review on Energy

    The government has published a call for evidence on the balance of competence between the United Kingdom and the European Union on energy.

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

  • Energy efficiency measures for large firms could see £1.9 billion net benefit for UK

    Proposals for new energy saving assessments for larger firms in the UK to enable companies to identify opportunities to save money on energy bills.

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

  • UK rallies 12 EU countries behind backloading twin track emissions trading system (ets) reform

    A joint statement to support bringing forward legislative proposals to deliver reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) by the end of the year

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

  • DECC sponsors new energy efficiency awards

    DECC is sponsoring 3 new energy efficiency awards at the 2013 Green Economy Awards

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

  • Address to the Global Carbon Market Conference

    Edward Davey's speech to the Global Carbon Market Conference on Carbon Pricing, 11 April 2013.

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

  • Greg Barker: statement on OFT energy efficiency report

    Greg Barker's statement on the OFT energy efficiency report’s emphasis on compliance standards and good business practice in the sector

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

  • Edward Davey speech - Scotsman conference – Energy policy in an independent Scotland

    The debate about Scotland's proposed. separation from the United Kingdom could not be more important; the Scottish people face a truly weighty decision. I welcome this opportunity to set out my view, ...

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

  • CRC simplified to save businesses millions of pounds

    The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) will be dramatically simplified in order to save participating businesses and public sector organisations…

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