Environment Secretary resigns in Cabinet reshuffle

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey resigned from her position as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ministerial reshuffle

Government criticised over lack of social tariffs

The Industry and Regulators Committee has sent a letter to the government, highlighting concerns about various issues, including underinvestment, increasing water bills and the absence of social tariffs

UK scraps EU water pollution rules to build 100,000 homes

The government has unveiled plans to eliminate EU-era regulations related to nutrient neutrality, paving the way for the construction of over 100,000 homes in England by 2030

Business bosses join Green Economy Council

The Green Economy Council has held its first meeting to discuss how government and industry can work together to support the transition to a low carbon economy. The council comprises business leaders from a cross-section of industries and sectors who will advise government on green-growth policies such as infrastructure, innovation, investment and unnecessary regulation. The […]

No 10 is number two in Westminster energy battle

David Cameron has famously vowed to make his government “the greenest ever” and his own department would seem to be doing its bit to achieve this. Since the beginning of this month, all 18 government offices have been having their energy use logged and then rated in a league table which compares usage with September. […]

Cameron ranks Whitehall departments in energy league table

The government’s ministries are going head-head in a showdown from tomorrow to see which is the most energy efficient. An online league table will run daily to show the championship contenders and those in the relegation zone. The energy face-off was launched today by Prime Minister David Cameron. “In May I called for real action […]