Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Environment only)
- £40 million government funding to help polluting businesses clean up February 7, 2021Some of the UK’s most polluting industries will benefit from £40 million funding to help them cut their carbon emissions.
- £11 million boost for energy entrepreneurs to turn green dreams into reality February 4, 2021The latest round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) seeks to drive forward new clean technologies across all sectors of UK industry.
- Business Secretary calls with business leaders: 11 January 2021 January 11, 2021Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng hosted a series of calls with business leaders on his first day in office.
- Whisky gets into the spirit of building back greener January 8, 2021£10 million fund to help UK’s world-famous distilleries go green by switching to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen.
- Increasing the level of coordination in offshore electricity infrastructure: BEIS and Ofgem open letter January 4, 2021Open letter to developers of offshore wind generation, electricity transmission licensees, and other interested parties, calling for views to support the Offshore transmission network review.
- Green boost for regions to cut industry carbon emissions January 2, 2021Six projects across the UK will today receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the world’s first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040.
- Letter to Ofgem on RIIO-ED2 related energy policies December 14, 2020Minister Kwarteng wrote to Ofgem outlining government priorities for the energy system.
- Government sets out plans for clean energy system and green jobs boom to build back greener December 14, 2020Plans to support up to 220,000 British jobs, and keep bills affordable as we transition to net zero by 2050
- Summit shows new surge in action and ambition on road to Glasgow Climate Conference December 12, 2020Concrete plans and new pledges at the Climate Ambition Summit by 75 countries, businesses, sectors, cities bring Paris Agreement goals a step closer, highlight work ahead.
- COP26 President's closing remarks at Climate Ambition Summit 2020 December 12, 2020COP26 President's closing speech at the Climate Ambition Summit, co-convened by the United Nations, the UK and France, in partnership with Italy and Chile, on the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The Summit marke…