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Dear Sir, The idea that we are “watering down” our commitment is simply incorrect (“Dirtiest coal power plants win reprieve, 16 August”): this…
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Rules that will come into force next week will mean Bristol council can start making cash from their green energy projects. The laws, introduced…
Rules that will come into force next week will mean Derby Council can start making cash from its green energy projects. The laws, introduced…
Rules due to come into force next week will mean that Hampshire County Council could soon start generating cash from their green energy projects…
**Energy Secretary overturns law banning councils from selling renewable electricity ** **Full benefit of renewable incentives…
Rules that will come into force next week will mean the Shetland Islands can start making cash from their green energy projects. The laws, …
The Editor Financial Times Sir, Your leading article (Monday 2nd August) suggests that the Government does not seem gripped by sufficient …
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…
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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…
The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP warned today that a deal on climate finance is vital to breaking the climate deadlock. The Secretary of State for …
Secretary of State - welcome address It’s a great pleasure to welcome you today to DECC’s first Carbon Capture and Storage senior stakeholder…
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
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…
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