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3 Aug 20
External auditor Grant Thornton has raised concerns over the governance of Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy.
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17 Feb 20
More than 10% of the NHS estate is to switch to renewable electricity sources, it has been announced.
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11 Feb 20
The government has promised an ‘electric vehicle revolution’ by 2040 to tackle the climate emergency, but building an infrastructure to support this may be easier said than done, PJ White reports.
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21 Jan 20
The government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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16 May 18
The government’s £23bn low-carbon heating initiative has failed to meet objectives or provide value for money, a cross-party group of MPs said today.
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24 Apr 18
Councils in Britain have been urged to look beyond major energy firms as it is revealed they are paying more than £863m a year on energy bills.
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12 Apr 18
The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
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4 Oct 17
The Scottish Government has imposed what amounts to a total ban on fracking, a decision that puts it at odds both with UK energy policy and the owners of Scotland’s biggest industrial complex.
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16 Dec 16
The infrastructure investment fund set up by Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the London Pension Fund Authority has expanded to include the funds that make up the proposed Northern Pool of LGPS...
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29 Jul 16
Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has announced a fresh government review of the project to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, postponing the signing of contracts that was set to...
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13 Aug 15
Ministers could take the power to decide on fracking applications away from local authorities that do not make decisions on developments within 16 weeks, it has been announced.
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23 Jul 15
Energy secretary Amber Rudd is to end to government funding for the Green Deal Finance Company in order to protect taxpayers from both low take up of home improvements and concerns over industry...
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21 Jun 15
The UK Green Investment Bank aims to make a healthy profit for the taxpayer by ploughing £3.8bn of public money into renewable energy, as chief executive Shaun Kingsbury explains
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18 Jun 15
Energy secretary Amber Rudd has announced the government will close the subsidy scheme for onshore wind farms from next April, one year earlier than planned.
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29 May 15
Responsibility for fuel poverty should be devolved to councils, who could better coordinate existing schemes, Citizens Advice has suggested.
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19 Feb 14
Investment in community energy has great potential. But the government's strategy needs to be fine-tuned to ensure the wider public, not just the big six utility companies, reap the benefit
3 Aug 20External auditor Grant Thornton has raised concerns over the governance of Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy.
17 Feb 20More than 10% of the NHS estate is to switch to renewable electricity sources, it has been announced.
11 Feb 20The government has promised an ‘electric vehicle revolution’ by 2040 to tackle the climate emergency, but building an infrastructure to support this may be easier said than done, PJ White reports.
21 Jan 20The government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
16 May 18The government’s £23bn low-carbon heating initiative has failed to meet objectives or provide value for money, a cross-party group of MPs said today.
24 Apr 18Councils in Britain have been urged to look beyond major energy firms as it is revealed they are paying more than £863m a year on energy bills.
12 Apr 18The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
4 Oct 17The Scottish Government has imposed what amounts to a total ban on fracking, a decision that puts it at odds both with UK energy policy and the owners of Scotland’s biggest industrial complex.
16 Dec 16The infrastructure investment fund set up by Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the London Pension Fund Authority has expanded to include the funds that make up the proposed Northern Pool of LGPS...
29 Jul 16Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has announced a fresh government review of the project to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, postponing the signing of contracts that was set to...
23 Jul 15Energy secretary Amber Rudd is to end to government funding for the Green Deal Finance Company in order to protect taxpayers from both low take up of home improvements and concerns over industry...
21 Jun 15The UK Green Investment Bank aims to make a healthy profit for the taxpayer by ploughing £3.8bn of public money into renewable energy, as chief executive Shaun Kingsbury explains
29 May 15Responsibility for fuel poverty should be devolved to councils, who could better coordinate existing schemes, Citizens Advice has suggested.
19 Feb 14Investment in community energy has great potential. But the government's strategy needs to be fine-tuned to ensure the wider public, not just the big six utility companies, reap the benefit
