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Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Check against delivery I’m delighted to be here at the Ecobuild conference. We have come a long way since I spoke about the Green Deal at …
Almost a quarter of all used or broken electrical and electronic products taken to household recycling centres could be fixed and resold.
15 March 2012 In March 2011, my predecessor commissioned Professor John Hills of the London School of Economics, to undertake a review of the…
14 March 2012 Solar panels on the roof of Parliament, bicycle-powered television sets, and streetlamps with mini-wind turbines were just three…
Grants are on offer to invest in projects that will increase the efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness of food processing and manufacturing.
A new £20 million scheme to help provide work-based training for rural businesses has been announced by Farming Minister, Jim Paice today.
Press release 2012/021 Permission was granted today for a new 150MW dedicated biomass power station at Royal Portbury Dock in the Port of Bristol…
The Government today published the response to its consultation on how potential sites for geological disposal of higher activity waste in England…
12 March 2012 THE DESK-BASED IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATE SITES FOR GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL - STAGE 4 OF THE MANAGING…
The temporary suspension of trade in 'artistic items' will mean nearly all future applications for the export of rhino horn will be refused.
Culling will only take place in the localised areas where it will make a difference.
Speaking after 9 March EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “I’m sorry that…
09 March 2012 Sir, Alice Thomson laments the income made by landowners who host wind farms (Forget mansion tax. We need a windmill tax, 7 …
Vince Cable announces the location of the first ever UK Green Investment Bank.
Defra has published official figures for annual UK carbon footprint for the years 1990 to 2009.
Secretary of State’s speech at the Darwin Initiative 20th anniversary event.
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 …
The UK Government is giving £8.5 million to a total of 33 new projects under Defra's Darwin Initiative.
Secretary of State Edward Davey visited Inverness, Scotland on Saturday for a roundtable discussion on Scottish renewable energy. The conference…
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