Skip to main content
Environment

News and communications

Skip to results

12,911 results

Skip to results
12,911 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Myth bust: Daily Telegraph makes claims about dangerous dogs rules

    Law abiding home owners will not be penalised and burglars will not be protected.

    • Updated:

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

  • Davey to host international clean energy talks

    Press notice 2012/049 23 April 2012 Floating wind turbines are to be the initial focus of a new agreement between Britain and the United States…

    • Updated:

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

  • 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…

    • Updated:

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

  • Clampdown on dangerous dogs

    Approximately 210,000 people a year are attacked by dogs in England alone, including 4,000 postal workers trying to deliver mail.

    • Updated:

    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.

    • Updated:

    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…

    • Updated:

    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…

    • Updated:

    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.

    • Updated:

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

  • Regional flood and coastal committees and chair appointments

    New Chairs appointed to Trent RFCC and Severn and Wye RFCC.

    • Updated:

    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…

    • Updated:

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

  • Successful trial dramatically reduces ‘discards’

    The UK is testing Catch Quota management which counts what is caught rather than what is landed at port.

    • Updated:

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

  • £20million marine scheme now open

    5 April 2012 Government has today launched its eagerly awaited £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will…

    • Updated:

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

  • £20million prize for competitors who produce innovations in CCS technology

    Energy secretary Edward Davey is launching a competition worth up to £20 million to fund the development of innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. Energy secretary Edward Davey is launching a competit…

    • Updated:

    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…

    • Updated:

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

  • Thousand farms and rural businesses to benefit from grants

    This scheme is part of Defra's £100 million package of investments through the Rural Development Programme for England.

    • Updated:

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

  • CCS competition launched as government sets out long term plans

    3 April 2012 Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today launched a new competition for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), a key …

    • Updated:

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

  • Three new Rural and Farming Networks have hotline to government

    Rural and Farming Networks bring together people from rural communities, rural businesses and the food and farming industries.

    • Updated:

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

  • Air Pollution

    As the weather gets warmer, there is a possibility of some air pollutants reaching higher levels for short periods of time.

    • Updated:

    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.

    • Updated:

    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…

    • Updated:

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