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September 25, 2017

Climate Change Minister Launches Green Finance Task Force

Climate Change Minister, Claire Perry, recently spoke at Climate Week in New York. The summit, which took place alongside the…
July 11, 2017
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G20 Communiqué Says Paris Agreement is Irreversible

At the closure of the G20 summit last week, the final declaration stated that the Paris Agreement is irreversible, a…
July 3, 2017
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BEIS Could Publish Clean Growth Strategy This Autumn

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called for the new parliament to urgently publish new plans to meet the…
May 30, 2017
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Investing in Climate, Investing in Growth

A new OECD report considers how governments can achieve growth through actions that also meet climate change targets. The report,…
March 20, 2017
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Global Emissions Unchanged for Third Consecutive Year

Global carbon emissions from energy have remained unchanged for the third consecutive year, despite economic growth, according to the International…
December 20, 2016
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Increase to Buy-Out for Climate Change Agreements

Climate Change Agreement (CCA) participants will see an increase in the buy-out price for future Target Periods, the government confirmed…
October 15, 2015
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Government Could Close Coal-fired Plants by 2023

The UK government is considering whether to announce the closure off all of its 12 coal-fired power plants by 2023…
July 13, 2015
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Climate Change Levy Exemption to be Removed

On July 8th, Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2015 Summer Budget wherein he announced the removal of the climate change…
September 2, 2014
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Al Gore Invests into UK Energy Supplier Ovo Energy

Al Gore, the former US vice president and a strong advocate of climate change, has invested in UK energy supplier…