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  • Edward Davey comment on Australia joining Kyoto second committment period

    UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey statement on the news that Australia is ready to join the Kyoto second commitment period

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

  • Consent for West of Shetland well

    Energy Minister John Hayes has given Chevron North Sea Ltd consent to drill the deepwater Cambo-5 well, West of the Shetland Isles. Chevron…

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

  • £10million to spur on innovation in offshore wind

    Innovators with novel ideas to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy are today being invited to get their ideas off the drawing board and …

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

  • Written ministerial statement by Edward Davey on today's Environment Council

    Lord de Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Resource Management, the Local Environment and Environmental Science, and I will represent…

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

  • Permanent Secretary to leave DECC in Autumn

    With effect from Thursday 1st November, Phil Wynn Owen will be the acting Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer for DECC. Moira’s successor…

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

  • Written ministerial statement by Edward Davey on today's Environment Council

    Lord de Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Resource Management, the Local Environment and Environmental Science, and I will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Luxembourg on 25 Octob...

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

  • Brown Field Allowance sparks new wave of oil investment

    The government has today approved a Talisman project that will extend the life of North Sea oil fields and unleash millions of pounds of extra…

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

  • Assessing the EU’s impact on the UK: a review of the balance of competences

    An audit of what the EU does and how it affects the UK.

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

  • £20m up for grabs for energy storage innovation

    Innovators across the country are today being offered the chance to get their hands on cash to develop innovative energy storage designs to …

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

  • Speech at CBI breakfast by Edward Davey

    Introduction I want to thank our hosts for bringing everyone together this morning. The CBI has been on a journey, much like Government policy, as both have grappled with how to decarbonise the eco...

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

  • Changes proposed to overhead power line regime

    Proposed changes to the consenting process for overhead power lines in England and Wales will result in a fairer process for all parties, reduce…

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

  • Government’s position in the lead-up to Doha: Speech to Chatham House by Edward Davey

    Introduction Can I start by congratulating and thanking Chatham House for once again helping to provide real leadership on all aspects of the critical challenge of climate change. From focusing on ...

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

  • Edward Davey responds to inaccuracies in Times article of 12 October

    Response from the Secretary of State to an article published in The Times newspaper.

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

  • Call for evidence by the System Operator

    National Grid Electricity Transmission (National Grid) has launched a call for evidence to inform the first Electricity Market Reform (EMR) …

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

  • £250 million energy intensive industries package consultation now open

    Lasting for 11 weeks, the consultation will be used to gather views on proposals for the multi-million pound package, which aims to reduce the…

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

  • Statement by Edward Davey on the first annual Electricity Capacity Assessment

    **Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, said: ** “I am grateful to Ofgem for providing to Government their first …

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

  • Power station consent turns waste to energy

    Consent was given today by the Government for the construction of a 60MW energy from waste generating station in Cheshire. The proposed development…

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

  • Greg Barker confirms way forward for small scale renewable electricity under government scheme

    Businesses will still be able to get support for small scale renewable technologies under the Government’s Renewables Obligation (RO), Energy…

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

  • Electricity transmission: major projects status quarterly update

    Latest version of quarterly major projects status update for electricity transmission.

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  • Greg Barker leads low carbon trade delegation to East Africa

      Minister of State Greg Barker will lead a delegation of UK business leaders to East Africa from Monday 1 October - 5 October. The trade …

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