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Cabinet Reshuffle: Therese Coffey steps down, replaced by former Health Secretary Steve Barclay
…Former Health Secretary Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new Environment Secretary, following Thérèse Coffey’s resignation. Barclay served as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under…
Cabinet Reshuffle: Kwarteng named Chancellor, Rees-Mogg confirmed as Business Secretary and new Environment Minister unveiled
…mention Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who was widely tipped to become trade secretary. However, in the late hours of the cabinet reshuffle, Trevelyan was named Transport secretary, one of the key positions…
Why we’re voluntarily reporting under SECR
…to know: WHAT IS SECR? The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting scheme, also known as SECR, is a relatively new energy efficiency reporting scheme that first came into force in April 2019….
What do we know about new Environment Secretary Steve Barclay?
Sunak began a Cabinet Reshuffle on Monday morning (13 November) after ousting Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. Braverman was sacked after referring to homelessness as a ‘lifestyle choice’ and making…
Grant Shapps: What are the green credentials of the secretary for the new Department for Energy Security & Net Zero?
…new Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero is being headed up by Grant Shapps, its first Secretary of State. Shapps was given the BEIS Secretary role by Sunak shortly after…
Cabinet reshuffle: Grant Shapps ousted from DESNZ and appointed Defence Secretary
There have been murmurings regarding a potential Cabinet reshuffle for weeks, but today (31 August) is finally the day, as MPs return from their summer holidays. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace…
Six green policy priorities for new Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak completed a mini Cabinet Reshuffle on Thursday (31 August) after Ben Wallace formally resigned as Defence Secretary. Many commentators had bet on Grant Shapps as his…
Environment Ministers amongst MP exodus as Boris Johnson steps down
…and Communities Secretary. Former BEIS Secretary, Greg Clark, who oversaw the delivery of the Industrial Strategy back in 2018, has stepped back into Cabinet, replacing Gove as Secretary of State…
Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR)
…TO DECARBONISE THE UK POWER SYSTEM, DRIVING THE CHANGE REQUIRED TO REDUCE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. ARE YOU OBLIGATED FOR SECR? SECR APPLIES TO ALL QUOTED COMPANIES, LARGE LIMITED LIABILITY…
Was ‘Green Day’ a success? Former UK Energy and Climate Secretary Chris Huhne weighs in
…former UK Energy and Climate Secretary and now chair of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). Former Lib Dem MP Huhne served as Secretary of State for Energy and…
Green Chancellors and nature spending tests: What would net-zero and climate policy look like under Labour?
…finance and collaboration. Prior to leading the Party, Miliband was DECC Secretary under Gordon Brown for two years, meaning he is now in his second climate-related Secretary Role. Prior to…
Rishi Sunak divides BEIS, creates new Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero
…Secretary of State job – her first Secretary role adter several brief Ministerial stints since 2019, in fields ranging from transport, to housing, to finance, to justice. A full Cabinet…
Labour Party reshuffle: Kier Starmer hands Steve Reed top environment brief
…Treasury. Starmer did not announce a move for Ed Miliband, the Shadow Secretary for Climate Change and Net-Zero, nor Jonathan Reynolds, the Shadow Secretary for Business and Industrial Strategy. Shadow…
Cabinet reshuffle: Sunak chooses junior ministers at BEIS and Defra
…the Treasury); Andrew Griffith (Economic Secretary); Victoria Atkins (Financial Secretary) and Felicity Buchan (Exchequer Secretary). COP26 Presidency It has been confirmed that Alok Sharma will remain in his tole as…
What (if anything) did Liz Truss do for the green economy during her time as Prime Minister?
…including International Trade Secretary and Environment Secretary. She has previously stood in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. Truss vowed to “ride out the storm” of the global gas crisis…
What are the green credentials of the MPs who could replace Boris Johnson?
…Truss Current Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, has served in numerous cabinet roles, including International Trade Secretary and Environment Secretary. She has previously stood…
Truss v Sunak: Who is best placed to lead the country on climate and net-zero?
…Current Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, has served in numerous cabinet roles, including International Trade Secretary and Environment Secretary. She has previously stood in…
UK’s environment watchdog warns of rushed review of EU green laws
…State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; the DAERA Permanent Secretary and the…
How can businesses finance the transition to net-zero?
…encourage businesses to invest in renewable generation and energy-efficient technologies. The costs associated with funding these schemes are recovered through environmental levies. SECR Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requires…
Liz Truss to be next Prime Minister and vows to ‘deal’ with the energy crisis
…Affairs and has served in numerous cabinet roles, including International Trade Secretary and Environment Secretary. She has previously stood in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. As part of her…
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