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Low carbon growth should be at the centre of the UK’s special partnership with India, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said today as he addressed…
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The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP): With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on…
Two months ago the Coalition Government published its programme for government, in which we pledged a package of measures to fulfil our joint…
On 24 May 2010 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £6.2 billion of savings across Whitehall in order to reduce the public deficit. Of …
UK, France and Germany push for 30% emissions cut A new push to persuade Europe to cut its emissions by 30% by 2020 was kicked off today in…
Europe’s current focus on recovery from recession must not distract us from the urgent question of what kind of economy we want to build. Unless…
A new interactive Google Earth map showing the impacts of a 4°C world was launched today by the government. Pushing the barriers with Google…
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker is today launching the first stage of the government’s plans to help communities become more self-sufficient…
Secretary of State - welcome address It’s a great pleasure to welcome you today to DECC’s first Carbon Capture and Storage senior stakeholder…
On his second day in office, the Prime Minister tasked DECC with leading this government to be the greenest ever. I think that shows how high…
Introduction Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here. The LGA conference is certainly getting its money worth out of the coalition - I’m pleased…
Carbon footprint for England's local councils revealed
Government invites discussion on the future of energy from waste Climate Change Minister Greg Barker and Environment Minister Lord Henley are…
The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today by the Department of …
The coalition Government’s emergency Budget began to stabilise the public finances and lay the foundations for economic recovery. The next step…
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has produced its second annual report to Parliament: Meeting carbon budgets - ensuring a low-carbon recovery…
Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP said: As the Climate Change Committee makes clear, we mustn’t rely on economic…
Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has responded to the publication of the Green Investment Bank Comission’s report, “Unlocking …
Huhne demands greater lagging effort from energy suppliers
I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person today. But I want to personally convey to you three things: that we will be the greenest government…
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