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  • Written Ministerial Statement on EU Energy Council, Luxembourg 15 June 2012

    In advance of the forthcoming Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June, I am writing to outline the agenda items to be discussed. The first substantive items on the agenda will be progress reports on ...

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

  • £50m UK funding will help catapult offshore power into future

    UK Government funding is set to help transform research into the renewables sector in Scotland and secure affordable and clean energy for future generations

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

  • UK secures major step forward in EU fish negotiations

    EU Council has agreed a general approach which includes a commitment to ban the discarding of dead fish.

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

  • International Climate Fund support for the World Bank's Partnership for Market Readiness

    International Climate Fund. The Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) is a grant-based, capacity building trust fund that provides funding …

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  • Statement on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s International Energy Efficiency Scorecard

    I welcome today's publication of the first International Energy Efficiency Scorecard by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Energy efficiency sits at the heart of our policies to en...

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the Renewable Heat Incentive

    Greg Barker MP: Minister of State for Climate Change The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  is the first of its kind in the world and provides…

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

  • The Green Deal and ECO - Written Ministerial Statement

    Today my Department is publishing the government response to the Green Deal and ECO consultation ahead of the introduction of the Green Deal…

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the Renewable Heat Incentive

    The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  is the first of its kind in the world and provides long term support for renewable heat technologies such as heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal panels. ...

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

  • DECC at the Hay Festival

    Edward Davey explains how moving to a low carbon economy is compatible with growth.

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

  • The Green Climate Fund: options for the private sector

    A brief for the GCF Transitional Committee prepared by Katherine Sierra, Brookings Institution.

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

  • Unlocking financing for clean energy in Kenya: workshop summary

    Workshop summary by the World Economic Forum.

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

  • PM agrees major energy partnership with Norway

    The UK and Norwegian prime ministers have agreed to a partnership to secure affordable and sustainable long term energy supplies for both nations.

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

  • Myth bust: Daily Telegraph claim that Government planned to relax planning restrictions in National Parks

    The Government never had any intention to change the protection that National Parks have in the planning system.

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

  • June 2010 Budget - key announcements for energy and climate change

    The Budget sets out a comprehensive and credible plan to deal with the nation’s debts and significantly accelerate the reduction in …

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

  • UK and Iceland sign energy agreement

    Geothermal power from Icelandic volcanoes could supply electricity to the UK under new Memorandum of Understanding The UK and Iceland today…

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

  • Hefty bin fines cut

    Hefty fines of more than £100 for small mistakes such as leaving your bin lid open have been cut under changes to the law brought in by Defra today.

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

  • Agreement struck to prepare communities for climate change

    Homes, roads and parks could all be better protected from the effects of climate change after an agreement was struck between ministers and local government.

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

  • Publication of biodiversity indicators

    The 2012 statistics on biodiversity indicators have been published today.

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

  • Expert chair appointed to the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office

    Peter Boyd has been appointed as Expert Chair of the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO).

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

  • Search for new Coal Authority Chairperson begins

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry today announced recruitment has begun for a new Chair of the Coal Authority. Dr Helen Mounsey’s period of office…

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