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  • UK government announces major expansion of heat networks in latest step to power homes with green energy

    Today's announcement to regulate and expand the UK’s heat networks will protect consumers and create opportunities for green jobs and investment across the country.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government invests over £116 million to drive forward green innovation in the UK

    Funding will boost green innovation across the UK as efforts to help businesses reduce their carbon emissions continue.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK government announces biggest investment into Britain’s tidal power

    The UK government is backing tidal energy as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme, announcing today its biggest investment in a generation into tidal power.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Funding helps UK distilleries fuel a greener future

    £11.3 million funding to help UK distilleries ditch fossil fuels and develop low carbon heating systems that will make production processes greener.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 achieves International Standard For Sustainability

    The COP26 UN Climate Summit has received international recognition for delivering a sustainable event. This included demonstrating the positive impacts of the summit on local communities and leaving a positive legacy

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Now is the time to speed up the transition to cleaner energy sources

    John Hamilton, Chargé d’Affaires at the British Embassy in Ashgabat, writes about the transition to cleaner energy sources, on COP26 Energy Day 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Clampdown on landlords with funding boost for councils

    Families living in cold draughty rented properties in England and Wales can expect warmer homes thanks to a new campaign to help councils clamp down on landlords.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan to drive down the cost of clean heat

    Plans to incentivise people to install low-carbon heating systems in a simple, fair and cheap way as they replace their old boilers over the coming decade.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and India agree ambitious collaboration on clean energy

    UK and India Energy Minister meet ahead of COP26 to discuss their shared commitments to building a future powered by clean energy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Courts go green

    Courts and tribunals across England and Wales are going green thanks to a £40m government investment to cut their carbon emissions.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Series of high-level workshops build understanding of climate risk in run up to COP26

    UK Government has launched the Recognising Risk - Raising Climate Ambition programme today, aimed at supporting national governments with climate risk assessments

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Road to COP26

    The UK at pre-COP in Milan: a busy programme of events on climate and sustainability

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Global citizens and scientists shine hope on how to achieve a thriving net zero future

    New international COP26 project showcases desirable and achievable visions for a net zero future across six diverse regions of the world.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Coal power should be consigned to history to keep to 1.5 degrees

    In a speech on Energy Action Day, COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma called on nations to scale up clean power more quickly and meet Paris Agreement targets

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Coal power should be consigned to history to keep to 1.5 degrees

    In a speech on Energy Action Day, COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma called on nations to scale up clean power more quickly and meet Paris Agreement targets

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Jaguar Land Rover to provide electric vehicles for leaders at COP26

    COP26 has announced that Jaguar Land Rover has become an official partner of the conference and will supply electric vehicles to transport world leaders and delegates

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • COP26 President statement on COVID measures for delegates coming to Glasgow

    Alok Sharma confirms support available for quarantine hotel stays for those arriving from red list areas who would otherwise find it difficult to attend

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Next generation of heat networks to power UK's green revolution

    Homes and businesses will be made greener as low-carbon energy is placed at the heart of the latest round of funding for heat network projects in England.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Accelerating the global energy transition through international collaboration

    COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma delivered a pre-recorded speech today to a summit hosted in Taiyuan, China. The forum focused on ‘Energy, Climate and Environment’

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £4 million funding to boost UK biomass production

    24 projects receive government funding of up to £200,000 to increase UK production of biomass that can be used as sources of green energy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government