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Green Home Grants: Government confirms rules for September launch of £2bn scheme
Chancellor: 'This is going to be a green recovery with concern for our environment at its heart'
Government confirms Climate Change Agreement extension
Response to consultation confirms tax breaks designed to drive energy-saving investments will continue, as government flags plans for longer-term reforms to popular scheme will be revealed 'shortly'
Renewable power sent yet more UK records tumbling in 2019
For the first time ever electricity from wind, solar, biomass and others made up more than a third of UK power last year, government data shows
Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge against Drax gas plant approval
ClientEarth wins right to appeal recent High Court decision which upheld planning approval for 3.6GW project
Government unveils £400m green aviation funding as it touts 'FlyZero' R&D initiative
Winners of BEIS funding round revealed as it launches research initiative to explore and design zero emissions aviation technology
Project aiming to convert CO2 into animal feed bags £3m government funding
REACT-FIRST consortium aims to turn CO2 captured at Drax’s biomass power plant in Yorkshire into sustainable animal feed
Alok Sharma: 'The climate crisis has not taken any time off'
COP26 President Alok Sharma's video address for the COP26 Business Leaders Event, hosted by the Council for Sustainable Business in partnership with Defra
Government unveils £80m energy efficiency innovation push, as fears grow over promised building upgrade plan
Government announces £80m boost to cut CO2 from homes and industry alongside £200m of funding for cutting edge R&D efforts, but fresh reports fuel fears 'boring' multi-billion pound efficiency upgrade programme could be sidelined
Belfast zero emission ferry project among £400m UK government funding winners
Ferries using 'electric hydrofoil propulsion' technology and capable of carrying 350 passengers to be developed in Belfast Harbour
Winds of change: UK renewable power toasts record-breaking start to 2020
Latest data reveals renewable power sources provided almost half of the UK's electricity during first three months of 2020
Government delivers £73.5m electric vehicle innovation boost
Advanced Propulsion Centre backs new wave of electric car, van, and battery projects, as agency predicts UK automotive sector is on 'the precipice of an innovation landslide'
We want to deliver a green recovery in partnership with business and finance
Business Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech on green finance, Covid-19 recovery and the climate emergency at the London Stock Exchange
Energy firms to face 'ambitious' new annual smart meter targets
Government sets out plans to accelerate smart meter rollout across UK homes and businesses, in bid to boost post-Covid-19 recovery
Highview Power secures £10m funding boost for 'world's largest' liquid air energy storage facility
Government funding will help support construction of 50MW facility in Trafford, Greater Manchester
Alok Sharma: 'Finance and investment are the lifeblood of net zero projects'
Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America
Government confirms it is to defer covid-related clean power contract costs for energy suppliers
Response to consultation confirms Ministers will delay increase in Contract for Difference costs for energy suppliers by longer than originally planned
Government blocks plans for extension to Vattenfall's Thanet offshore wind farm
The government yesterday refused development consent for a 34-turbine extension to the Thanet wind farm off the coast of Kent, citing concerns about the project's impact on shipping, ports and marine navigation.
High Court rejects legal challenge against major Drax gas power project
ClientEarth and Planning Inspectorate had both argued the power station could undermine the UK's climate change targets
Capacity Market: CO2 limits introduced for back-up power supply contracts
Move should make it easier for battery storage and demand side response to compete for contracts, say renewable energy providers
Government pushes back deadline for clean power contract consultation
Consultation proposes extending support offered for low carbon electricity projects via Contracts for Difference scheme by a further four years
Government moves to shore up clean energy contract regime, as new wave of renewables projects progresses
New consultation launched to help ensure Contract for Difference scheme can adjust to Covid-19 crisis, as plans for giant Dogger Bank wind farm move forward
Government public attitudes survey reveals limited awareness of 'net zero' concept
UK concern over climate change remains high but few understand or have heard of 'net zero' survey finds
Labour's Darren Jones to chair Parliament's BEIS Committee
Long-standing advocate for climate action to lead Select Committee of MPs that will lead scrutiny of government's net zero policies and green recovery plans
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