Climate change - Latest
Selected additions to this site and other relevant government websites are advertised below.
- The Prime Minister today announced the creation of a new Department of Energy and Climate Change which will be able to give an even greater focus to solving the twin challenges of climate change and energy supply. A news story has been published (3 October 2008)
- The fuel poverty strategy - 6th annual progress report presents the statistics for the numbers in fuel poverty across the UK for 2006 (2 October 2008)
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2006 Carbon Dioxide emissions at Local Authority and Government Office Region level have been published (18 September 2008)
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A Strategy for the Environmental Transformation Fund, setting out how the fund will operate, has been published (12 September 2008)
- Government package of measures to tackle rising energy prices - see our "household sector" pages, also Defra news release (11 September 2008)
- CHP Focus launched to support the development of CHP in the UK (2 September 2008)
- Defra launches new adapting to climate change website (24 July 2008)
- Defra today published the second annual report to Parliament on the UK Climate Change Programme. It sets out data on greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and the steps taken by Government to reduce these emissions. (17 July 2008)
- Enhanced Capital Allowances - revised lists of criteria and products (16 July 2008)
- Attitudes to climate change - Youth (Eng) - LVQ, a specialist youth research agency interviewed a random sample of 749 youngsters in England, aged 11-17. Fieldwork was carried out from May 24-30, 2006 and the research findings are available. (16 July 2008)
- Schools to be included in the Carbon Reduction Commitment; proposed scheme wide amendments (16 July 2008)
- EU ETS: release of 2007 emission results (20 May 2008)
- Climate change in Our World - collaboration between Google, UK Government, the Met Office Hadley Centre and the British Antarctic Survey to develop animations for Google Earth (19 May 2008)
- Committee on Climate Change: work plan (details how it will fulfill its duties under the Climate Change Bill) - deadline for comments 20 June 2008 (13 May 2008)
- Consultation on the EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU ETS from 2013 (7 May 2008)
- Research into sustainability impacts of biofuels (14 April 2008)
- Climate Change Bill - final Impact Assessment published (4 April 2008)
- ACT ON CO2 advice line launched - call 0800 512 012 to find out how energy suppliers are required to help you tackle climate change - Read more... See also Green Neighbourhoods, and Defra news release - Benn takes the fight against climate change Into homes and communities (2 April 2008)
- UK on track to meet Kyoto targets as emissions continue to fall (News release) (27 March 2008)
- Statistical Release: UK climate change sustainable development indicator (News release) (27 March 2008)
- Funding for Low Carbon Technologies: The Environmental Transformation Fund has been increased to £400m over the next three years; the first set of schemes to be funded by Defra's share of the new joint Defra/BERR fund has been announced. (21 February 2008)
- The Secretary of State announced the framework for the Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offsetting (19 February 2008)
- Summary of the Government’s proposals for strengthening the Climate Change Bill together with the 2050 target review terms of reference and associated news release (18 February 2008)
- UK welcomes EU climate change proposals (News release) (23 January 2008)
- Resolve to cut your carbon footprint (News release) (28 December 2007)
- Implementation of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases and Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations - initial market intelligence work and risk-based implementation model (27 December 2007)
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Consultation on the Climate Change Simplification project – Defra addresses business concerns and recommendations of the Better Regulation Commission. Closing date for consultation 19 March 2008 (19 December 2007)
- Success at Bali talks (News release) (15 December 2007)
- Post-2011 Supplier Obligation: publication of a summary of responses to the Call for Evidence and the Government's response. (13 December 2007)
- Speech by Hilary Benn to the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (13 December 2007)
- Consultation on Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC; associated news release, Woolas calls for public sector to lead in energy efficiency (13 December 2007)
- Springboard initiative for the carbon market in Africa (News release) (12 December 2007)
- UK Announces New Study on Climate Change Adaptation at Bali (News release) (11 December 2007)
- UK pledges $30 million to tackle deforestation (News release) (11 December 2007)
- UK 21st Century Climate Change Scenarios (2008) (see also this News Release) (7 December 2007)
- Shadow Secretariat to the Committee on Climate Change: call for evidence, asking organisations and individuals to comment on key areas of its work programme (28 November 2007)
- A study to estimate ticket price changes for aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - prepared for Defra and Department for Transport (26 November 2007)
- Statement on a Post-2012 framework to tackle climate change (19 November 2007)
- IPCC final conclusions confirm need for urgent global climate action (news release, 17 November 2007) - see also our IPCC summary
- Climate Change Bill progress: the Bill was introduced to Parliament (14 November 2007) and published on www.parliament.uk (15 November 2007)
- Government published its response to the parliamentary scrutiny and public consultation on the Draft Climate Change Bill in the Command Paper Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill
- Committee on Climate Change: Recruitment of one new Chair and four new members (10 August 2007)
- Consultation on energy end-use efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC (3 August 2007)
- Defra today published the first annual report to Parliament on the UK Climate Change Programme. It sets out data on greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and the steps taken by Government to reduce these emissions. (26 July 2007)
- Climate change agreements: third target period results published - these explain the performance of CCA participants at the third milestone (2006) (26 July 2007)
- Climate change forum - Gordon Brown and David Miliband discuss the technological, financial and policy solutions to the challenge of climate change with leaders from the public and private sectors and non-governmental organisations (26 June 2007)
- Publication of a Call for Evidence on the post-2011 household supplier obligation (13 June 2007)
- Energy White Paper published - see also linked publications on the Carbon Reduction Commitment, Biomass Strategy and Consumer Electronics (23 May 2007)
- We are working to integrate energy efficiency information within the climate change website and a number of changes are underway (alongside publication of the Energy White Paper). Please make sure you update any bookmarks or favorites you may have. (23 May 2007)
- Defra has issued a consultation paper setting out proposals for regulations prescribing offences and penalties applicable to EU legislation on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases. Closing date for the consultation is 14 August 2007 (18 May 2007)
- IPCC report "Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change" published; "Global community must deploy low carbon technologies now to tackle climate change" (Defra news release) (04 May 2007)
- Government backs new campaign to slash CO2 emissions (Defra news release) 23 April 2007
- IPCC report "Climate Change 2007: Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation" published; "Climate change is happening now – world needs to respond urgently" (Defra news release) (06 April 2007)
- "ACT ON CO2" campaign launched (26 March 2007)
- Draft Climate Change Bill published together with supporting documents (13 March 2007)
- Business, government and the environmental lobby have joined forces and called on European industry and governments to back Britain in securing a sound footing for the future of the carbon trading market (6 March 2007) - UK manifesto for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and News release
- The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations have been amended to allow the UK to auction or sell surplus allowances in the New Entrant Reserve (23 February 2007)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change published. "Debate on climate change science is over – international political agreement now urgently needed" (Defra news release) (2 February 2007)
- Climate change film distributed to all secondary schools (Defra news release) (2 February 2007)
- Finalised greenhouse gas indicator figures for 2005 published - statistics news release and Defra news release issued (31 January 2007)
- Defra announces second phase of key Indian climate change adaptation project (News release - 23 January 2007)
- Standard for carbon offsetting by UK customers - consultation launched on Code of Best Practice for (18 January 2007)
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