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A 50-strong team of civil servants has begun working from the offices of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in Whitehall to drive a step change in energy efficiency across Britain’s homes and businesses.
Energy Ministers have ordered an internal review of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) fiasco in an attempt to learn "lessons for the future".
The UK Government has announced a package of support worth £15 million to fund sustainable cycling projects across the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today try to ensure the Coalition’s green strategy is not derailed following the resignation of Lib Dem Cabinet heavyweight Chris Huhne.
After less than 48 hours in the job, Energy Secretary Ed Davey is facing his first test in office after it was revealed more than 100 Conservative MPs had written to the Prime Minister calling for a cut in subsidies for onshore wind farms.
Ed Davey, the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has pledged to support green jobs and investment and help grow a green economy.
Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey has become the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the resignation of Chris Huhne.
Chris Huhne has resigned as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change after being charged by the Crown Prosecution Services for perverting the course of justice.
Chris Huhne has been charged over speeding ticket offences and is now expected to step down as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, will learn this morning if he is to face criminal charges relating to speeding ticket offences.
Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to stop plans to increase the level of biofuels in UK petrol, saying it will do nothing to cut carbon emissions and cost motorists and businesses billions of pounds at the petrol pump.
A growing number of solar firms are seeking legal advice about compensation for losses incurred as a result of the Government’s move to retrospectively cut the Feed-in Tariff [FiT] for solar electricity, according to a leading legal advisor to renewable energy firms.
Measures to drive up demand for the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, have been announced as part of long-awaited Government proposals to make Britain’s buildings greener.
Energy Ministers have come under attack after spending tens of thousands of pounds on lavish away days to private members clubs, hotels and football grounds – and even going on one away day to plan another away day.
The UK's five leading green media companies have joined together to impose a voluntary blackout of renewable energy companies looking to exploit consumer confusion surrounding the Feed-in Tariff (FiT).