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Today I have laid before the House the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s interim report on the events at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear site in …
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change today approved an application under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for EDF Energy to construct…
The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for energy and climate change “Durban must build on what Kyoto began” A year ago, in a swirl…
Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP said: “Earth Hour is important because it gives a voice to the large number of…
3 February 2012 Edward Davey MP has today been appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Arriving at DECC’s headquarters…
Commenting on the 2011 provisional UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, which show that emissions are down 7% on 2010, Energy and Climate Change Secretary…
Commenting on this morning’s Ofgem announcement on its liquidity reforms, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “I welcome…
Speaking after 9 March EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “I’m sorry that…
In setting a limit on the amount of CO2 a plant can emit, the Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) is an important backstop designed to prevent…
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey has today opened the world’s biggest offshore windfarm. The new site, located…
Edward Davey told the Guardian: “A responsible energy policy for this country is one that rules IN all of the key low carbon technologies to…
Secretary of State Edward Davey visited Inverness, Scotland on Saturday for a roundtable discussion on Scottish renewable energy. The conference…
Secretary of State Edward Davey was in Cheshire and Manchester on Thursday, 29 March as part of a regional visit to see examples of innovation…
Reforms to the UK’s electricity market to drive low carbon investment and boost energy security took another step forward today with the announcement…
Following the gas release and evacuation of personnel from Total E&P UK’s Elgin production facilities, DECC convened a Government Interest Group…
TOTAL has announced the gas release from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped. A dynamic kill operation has successfully used…
DECC Statement 31 March 2012 TOTAL has confirmed to the Government that the flare on the Elgin platform has gone out. Energy Minister Charles…
29 March 2012 This is an update statement on the Elgin field gas leak in the North Sea from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Following…
05 April 2012 Government welcomes TOTAL’s release of more environmental data Risk to marine environment remains minimal says newly established…
Following a report of a well control problem at 12.15hrs on 25 March on the Elgin Well Head Platform and Rowan Viking Drilling Rig, the operator…
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