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Labour hints at coal power crackdown

Piles of coal

Following commitment to decarbonisation target, Labour shadow minister reveals plan to tighten coal power rules

19 Jun 2013

Davey steps up calls for EU to halve emissions by 2030

Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey

Strong carbon reduction target without prescriptive green energy goal would encourage cost-effective low-carbon growth, secretary of state argues

19 Jun 2013

Backloading is a temporary fix, the emissions trading scheme needs bolder reform

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Policy Exchange's Simon Moore makes the case for ambitious carbon market reform based on a demanding 2035 emissions cap

19 Jun 2013

Breaking: G8 Summit admits "grave concern" over slow progress of climate change action

Final communique stresses that G8 leaders remain "strongly committed" to delivering ambitious global climate treaty

18 Jun 2013

G8 Summit sidelines climate change agenda

World leaders unlikely to discuss global warming at two day summit, as Downing Street insists it remains fully committed to securing global deal in 2015

17 Jun 2013

Is Obama about to unveil his climate action plan?

Reports suggest long-awaited measures to curb US greenhouse gas emissions will be announced next month

17 Jun 2013

Are MEPs ready to deliver carbon backloading compromise?

Eight MEPs from ALDE group in European Parliament also call for urgent structural reform to the Emissions Trading System

17 Jun 2013

Labour confirms manifesto commitment to decarbonisation target

Shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex confirms that decarbonisation target for 2030 "will be in Labour's manifesto for the next general election"

14 Jun 2013

Green businesses have nothing to fear from proper lobbying reform

Wide-ranging reforms of parliamentary rules are long overdue, and green businesses and NGOs should be leading the charge

11 Jun 2013

Breaking: Sir Robert Smith replaces Yeo as interim chair of Energy and Climate Committee

Lib Dem Deputy Chair of the Committee unanimously elected to cover for Yeo as he temporarily steps down in face of ongoing investigation

11 Jun 2013

Hollande calls for action over EU-China solar trade spat

French President says EU and China should settle dumping row, rather than impose levies

10 Jun 2013

Tim Yeo denies claims he offered to advise solar energy lobbyists for cash

Conservative MP and chair of energy and climate change committee is latest politician to be pulled into lobbying scandal

10 Jun 2013

Wind farm planning: Crackdown, what crackdown?

Anti-wind farm rhetoric from the government harms the industry and the economy, but it will not stop well-sited developments

07 Jun 2013

Policy Briefing: Can community ownership counter wind farm planning crackdown?

Minister insists planning approval rates could rise as a result of changes, despite suggestions communities will find it easier to block new projects

06 Jun 2013

Onshore wind planning shake-up - the reaction

"Paying more into community funds ... will unfortunately make some planned wind energy developments uneconomic in England"

06 Jun 2013

Polish Minister: 'Who is more committed to tackling climate change than us?'

Poland vows to work with Paris Summit and 2014 host nation to secure global climate deal

06 Jun 2013

Wine industry dragged into EU-China solar trade war

Chinese Commerce Minister announces anti-subsidy probe into European wine industry in response to introduction of new tariffs on solar imports

05 Jun 2013

Cross-party support clear as full Energy Bill secures overwhelming Commons majority

Scale of support for clean energy hammered home by 396 to eight vote, despite narrow defeat for decarbonisation target amendment

05 Jun 2013

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