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  • Queen's Speech: Climate change

    Notes on: "My Government will seek effective global collaboration to sustain economic recovery and to combat climate change, including at the climate change conference in Mexico later this year."

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

  • Ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

    The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today: Rt Hon The Rt Hon Chris Huhne…

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

  • Defra Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman MP visits the Chelsea Flower Show

    Caroline visited the Fera stand at the Chelsea Flower Show, which was raising awareness about the serious plant disease Phytophthora.

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

  • Biodiversity in the spotlight

    Caroline Spelman visited the newly opened Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum.

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

  • Defra approves GM potato trial

    The research is on potatoes that have been genetically modified to resist late potato blight.

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

  • Huhne backs Aberdeen's energy industries

    Aberdeen today received a vote of confidence from new UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP. Visiting only a week…

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

  • UK Biodiversity Indicators

    An updated overview of biodiversity in the UK has been published today, which provides an insight into the health of our natural environment.

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

  • Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP speech at the Angela Marmont Centre for Biodiversity

    Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP speech at the Angela Marmont Centre for Biodiversity.

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

  • Europe, Latin America and Caribbean climate progress

    At the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Summit on 18 May 2010, a number of priorities were agreed for climate change.

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

  • Letter of congratulations from The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP to Christiana Figueres

    The Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP has sent his congratulations to Christiana Figueres on her appointment as UNFCCC Executive…

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

  • Cutting central government emissions by 10% in 12 months

    Carbon emissions from central government will be cut by 10% in the next 12 months, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today. This is the…

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

  • PM's speech at DECC

    A transcript of a speech given by the Prime Minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change on 14 May 2010.

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

  • New Defra Secretary of State announced

    Caroline Spelman MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Prime Minister, David Cameron.

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

  • Westinghouse and NDA mark the start of new operational arrangements for UK fuel manufacturing site

    Westinghouse Electric Company is today pleased to confirm that it will commence innovative new commercial arrangements with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) involving the long-term lease of the Springfields nuclea…

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  • DFID Research: Rainmakers and meteorologists share knowledge to combat climate change

    Traditional knowledge and modern scientific method have been combined to provide information about climate change

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  • DFID Research: Protecting African cattle from killer disease

    A vaccine against East coast fever is being mass-produced to protect cattle and the livelihoods of African farmers

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  • Home Office letter regarding report on animal suffering

    This letter is from the Home Office to the Animal Procedures Committee.

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  • DFID Research: Managing climate risk in South Africa's Western Cape

    Researchers are working to provide planners and farmers with better access to climate information.

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  • Welsh guide to legislation

    Canllaw i ddeddfwriaeth Yr enw ffurfiol ar ddeddf yw Deddf Seneddol. Cyn y daw unrhyw un o bolisiau'r llywodraeth yn ddeddf, rhaid iddo'n gyntaf gael ei osod allan ar ffurf Mesur, neu Ddeddf ar ffurf ddrafft. Bydd AS…

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government