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With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the outcomes of the United Nations climate change conference in Durban, which concluded…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
11 December 2011 Global agreement achieved on a roadmap to a legally binding deal Second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol…
Thank you, Mr President. One year ago, we brought these negotiations back from the brink. As the global economic crisis deepened, we turned…
07 December 2011 New £10 million Local Energy Assessment Fund launched to help local communities develop energy projects Additional £20million…
06 December 2011 More than two thirds of £1.5bn “fast start” commitment allocated New projects announced to help the most vulnerable people…
Check against delivery Thank you all very much for coming this afternoon. I’m delighted you could be here for the launch of the Climate Impacts…
The results of a major new scientific assessment of climate change has been published today, highlighting the effects the world could face if…
01 December 2011 The task of rebalancing the UK economy away from carbon is well-progressed and is set to result in greater energy security…
The Government is today publishing the Carbon Plan, setting out the Government’s long-term plans to meet its carbon targets, including the fourth…
November 2011 Re: the Global Warming Policy Foundation paper The Really Inconvenient Truth or “It Ain’t Necessarily so”. Further to my letter…
30 November 2011 UK carbon capture and storage technology took a major step forward as Energy Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP launched …
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…
Check against delivery Thank you very much. I’m delighted to be here, at the spiritual home of climate realism. The invitation to today’s…
£200m of new and additional Government funding has today been announced to provide a special time-limited ‘introductory’ offer to boost the …
Introduction Mr Speaker, with permission I would like to make a statement on our energy policy. This fulfils a commitment made in the Coalition…
Green Deal scheme will kick start £14bn investment over the next decade, supporting at least 65,000 insulation and construction jobs by…
The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition hosted an online debate on Thursday 1st December. The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP took part in the debate answering…
Centrica has this morning announced a £13bn deal with Norwegian gas company Statoil, which will last ten years. The deal will secure delivery…
21 November 2011 Dear Sir, Your article, “Rich Nations ‘give up’ on new climate treaty until 2020” (Monday 21st November), is a wholesale…
Two months ago, an unlisted energy company released an initial estimate of UK shale gas reserves. Cue protesters picketing my department, and…
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