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Pay communities to host offshore wind farms, Leadsom and Rudd urge UK Government

Pay communities to host offshore wind farms, Leadsom and Rudd urge UK Government

Former Energy Secretaries Dame Andrea Leadsom and Amber Rudd are warning Ministers that plans to dramatically scale up offshore wind across the UK could incite backlash from local communities.

Cabinet reshuffle: All the key personnel changes that will impact the green economy

Alok Sharma: What we know about the COP26 President’s views on climate change

Reeves grills Leadsom on net-zero preparations

BEIS and Defra’s new look: What we know about Leadsom and Villiers’ views on the environment

Cabinet reshuffle: Andrea Leadsom replaces Greg Clark as Business Secretary, Claire Perry becomes COP26 President

Leadsom admits uncertainty over post-Brexit environmental laws

Andrea Leadsom has confirmed that the majority of European Union (EU) environmental legislation will be transferred across into UK law in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, but uncertainty looms for around a third of green regulations which the Defra Sectretary admitted "won't be easy to transpose".

Concerns mount over Andrea Leadsom’s suitability for environment role

Andrea Leadsom's appointment as environment secretary has raised significant concerns among senior environmental and agricultural figures over her suitability for the role.

Andrea Leadsom announced as new Defra Secretary

Andrea Leadsom has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

Andrea Leadsom withdraws Tory leadership bid

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom has today (11 July) announced that she is pulling out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, paving the way for Home Secretary Theresa May to become the UK's next Prime Minister.

Andrea Leadsom: However we choose to leave the EU, we remain committed to dealing with climate change

Conservative Party leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom took to the plinth in her capacity as Energy Minister at the Utility Week Energy Summit, insisting that the UK "remains committed to dealing with climate change", no matter the outcome of Brexit.

Andrea Leadsom confirms Tory leadership bid

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom has today (30 June) announced her intentions to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, on the same day that Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson surprisingly ruled himself out of the race.

Leadsom: Energy policy will not change due to Brexit

The UK's energy policy will not change as a result of the vote to leave European Union, energy minister Andrea Leadsom has said.

New nuclear remains in pole position to drive Britain’s decarbonisation, says DECC

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom has today (24 May) underlined the Government's prioritisation of nuclear energy, insisting it remains in "pole position" to drive down Britain's emissions, ahead of other technologies due to its comparatively low-cost to the UK taxpayer.

Andrea Leadsom is ‘sick and tired’ of green policy critics

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom is "sick and tired" of the barrage of complaints being fired at the Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) over its punitive cuts to renewable energy subsidies.

DECC: UK is still attractive place to invest in energy

The UK energy market is still an attractive and stable market to invest in, according to Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom.

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