Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Environment only)
- COP26 postponement April 1, 2020The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.
- UK energy statistics: statistical press release - March 2020 March 26, 2020March 2020 editions of Energy Trends and Energy Prices published.
- Supermarkets to join forces to feed the nation March 19, 2020Competition laws relaxed to allow supermarkets to work together on coronavirus response.
- Government agrees measures with energy industry to support vulnerable people through COVID-19 March 19, 2020Proposals agreed to ensure vulnerable customers who may fall into debt remain supplied with energy while in self isolation.
- COP26 President Alok Sharma's briefing to UN member states March 8, 2020The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP's first speech as COP26 President Designate at the UN with the Secretary-General, Italian Permanent Representation and British Ambassador to the United States.
- New Science Minister chooses UKAEA for first major visit March 6, 2020Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, was at Culham Science Centre today.
- London pioneers first ‘virtual power station’ March 6, 2020Trial using household batteries to support London's electricity grid is being rolled out to help manage peaks in winter demand and reduce carbon emissions.
- DASA seeks innovative ideas to mitigate radar risk of windfarms March 5, 2020£2-million innovation competition to reduce and remove impact windfarms have on UK's Air Defence systems to boost green energy growth.
- Government backs cleaner planes, ships and automobiles with £37 million boost March 4, 2020The investment will help to design, test and manufacture electric machines in some of the UK’s most polluting industries.
- Millions more homes to be powered by renewables March 2, 2020Measures to promote new renewable electricity generation projects launched in boost for renewables supply chain.