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UK and France join forces on Global Roadmap for nature recovery
During the Summit for a New Financial Pact held in Paris, Thérèse Coffey, the Environment Secretary, and French State Minister, Bérangère Couillard, revealed the UK-French Global Biodiversity Credits Roadmap. The…
Claire Coutinho: Net-zero Minister welcomes ‘sensible adjustments’ to climate policies
…Nuclear and social housing To build on this the Net-Zero Secretary unveiled more funding initiatives to boost the UK’s approach to net-zero. The first was naming the six companies that…
Government rubbishes CCC’s recommendations on airport expansions and fossil fuels
The Secretary has today (26 October) published the Government’s official response to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) most recent annual progress report to Parliament. The response claims that the Government…
Cumbria coal mine: High Court U-turns, agrees to hearing on climate grounds
…Earth campaigner Tony Bosworth said he is “delighted” with the High Court’s decision. He said: “We believe the Secretary of State made significant climate-related errors when he granted planning permission…
Creating a real circular economy is key to the net-zero transition
At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a passionate cri de coeur to the world’s biggest businesses. Mr. Guterres called on companies to “walk the…
45-minute masterclass: ESOS Phase 3 compliance – Key updates for business
…Carbon Reporting (SECR) How ESOS can accelerate progress towards net-zero goals Masterclass chair Sarah George, Senior Reporter, edie Masterclass presenters: Gary Shanahan, Head of Business and Industrial Energy Efficiency, Tax…
Now available on-demand: edie’s free webinar on ESOS Phase 3
…to know Aligning ESOS energy audits with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) How ESOS can accelerate progress towards net-zero goals Masterclass chair Sarah George, Senior Reporter, edie Masterclass presenters:…
Which green policies could Rishi Sunak axe or delay?
…as a political football this week, with reports of Sunak being told to delay the date for his own image. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has repeatedly told multiple media…
Chris Skidmore requests emergency debate on North Sea oil and gas as criticism for Sunak rolls in
Sunak made a speech in Scotland today (31 July), announcing measures intended to improve the UK’s energy security. He and Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps will host meetings this week…
Oil and gas developments like Rosebank ‘cannot be justified’, MPs tell Ministers
…with his family in the US at present. In his absence, the APPG has written to Energy and Net-Zero Secretary Grant Shapps recommending that Rosebank is blocked. Shapps has spoken…
Outcry as UK Government eases water pollution rules for housebuilders
The Secretary of State for Housing Michael Gove confirmed changes to the Levelling Up Bill today (29 August), in a bid to encourage more housebuilding. The Government is notably aiming…
Report: UK’s net-zero transition could bring £240bn economic boost
…Security and Net-Zero Secretary. The junior minister was promoted last week as part of a mini Cabinet reshuffle, in which Grant Shapps was moved across to the Defence Secretary position….
‘Opposite of a Just Transition’: Government’s £500m green package for Tata Steel unlikely to stop job losses
…to iron and steel production. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said: “The UK Government is backing our steel sector, and this proposal will secure a sustainable future for Welsh…
‘This is idiocy’: Green economy leaders slam PM’s backtracking on key low-carbon policies
…this rhetoric, as has Jacob Rees-Mogg. He was Business and Energy Secretary briefly last year under Liz truss. But Sunak has been told by a far larger cohort of organisations…
Government shirks request to disclose carbon impact of net-zero policy rollbacks
…policies”. Energy and Net-Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho has today (26 October) responded to the EAC’s letter, stating that “it is not appropriate, nor is it a requirement, to update and…
From nuclear to heat pumps: What’s included in the UK’s new Energy Act?
Following on from the British Energy Security Strategy in April 2022, which significantly increased targets for deploying offshore wind, blue and green hydrogen and nuclear, then Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng…
‘A pathetic attempt to turn climate policy into a culture war’: Green economy reacts to King’s Speech
…Alliance: “The average UK energy bill is twice what it was two years ago and, as the energy security secretary admits, these new oil and gas licences won’t do anything…
What’s in the UK’s new battery strategy and advanced manufacturing plan?
…found in electric vehicles (EVs) or those used in grid-scale energy storage projects. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has stated that while markets like the US have “embarked on…
Natural capital: UK’s ecosystems valued at £1.5trn
…habitat creation, biodiversity, community nature access and the national net-zero transition. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said the scheme should help drive progress towards the Government’s vision of all Brits having…
COP28: Can the UK’s leadership survive the fallout of its policy pushbacks?
…Charles Stuart and Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho. Additionally, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary and ex-Prime Minister David Cameron is slated to attend. While the UK will have a strong presence…
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