Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Environment only)
- Heavy industry to cut 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions with new tech November 2, 2019The government is looking for most effective ways to cut industrial greenhouse gas emissions, as part of £315 million investment drive to decarbonise heavy industry.
- Government ends support for fracking November 2, 2019Government ends support for fracking in England on the basis of new scientific analysis, published today.
- Robots on the rise and heading for Cumbria October 29, 2019A range of innovative robotic systems will be on display at an event in Cumbria next month as an £8.5 million competition moves to the next stage.
- Low-income households to be guaranteed trusted tradespeople for home energy improvements October 25, 2019New ‘TrustMark’ scheme will protect 300,000 low-income households a year supported through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) from cowboy traders.
- PM to chair new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change October 17, 2019The Prime Minister will chair a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change to drive further action across government to protect our environment, reduce emissions and improve air quality.
- UK to go further and faster to tackle climate change October 15, 2019The government today set out measures to go further and faster to tackle climate change, in response to Committee on Climate Change (CCC) recommendations
- UK to take a big ‘STEP’ to fusion electricity October 3, 2019The UK Government is committing £220M to the conceptual design of a fusion power station – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
- UK energy statistics: statistical press release - September 2019 September 26, 2019September 2019 editions of Energy Trends and Energy Prices published.
- British scientists to help tackle climate change through new £1 billion fund September 23, 2019Up to £1 billion of aid funding is being made available to unleash the talent of British scientists and global innovators to tackle climate change.
- Clean energy to power over seven million homes by 2025 at record low prices September 20, 2019Twelve new renewable energy projects have won Contracts for Difference - enough to power over seven million homes at record low costs