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17 Jan 11
Scotland’s finance secretary today called on the UK government to introduce a fuel duty regulator mechanism, under which increased North Sea oil income would be used to cut fuel taxes.
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10 Jan 11
The government’s green agenda is at risk following the axing of the Sustainable Development Commission, MPs have warned.
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7 Jan 11
The government's regional growth programme has received a boost with renewed backing from the prime minister, private sector endorsement and more cash to pay for research
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6 Jan 11
The Local Government Association has ramped up its defence of councils’ performance in the row over waste collection.
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4 Jan 11
Ministers have urged councils to do more to promote the use of electric cars, and have taken away local authorities’ powers to decide where charging points can be installed.
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13 Dec 10
Many attempts to regenerate former industrial cities have been unsuccessful, according to the Centre for Cities
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13 Dec 10
The Localism Bill will be laid before Parliament this afternoon, paving the way for a radical shift in power from Whitehall to councils in England
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29 Nov 10
Progress on meeting renewable energy targets has been ‘unacceptably slow’ over the past ten years, MPs said today.
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29 Nov 10
The public sector across the UK is ready for this week's severe weather, central and local government leaders have stressed
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22 Nov 10
The Department for Communities and Local Government has withdrawn £1.9bn of funding from 13 planned Private Finance Initiative housing projects, it was announced today
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18 Nov 10
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
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29 Oct 10
The Welsh Government needs to do more on carbon reduction, assembly members have said
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22 Oct 10
Councils have condemned changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme announced in last week's Comprehensive Spending Review, which could land them with tax bills of up to £1m a...
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11 Oct 10
The Taxpayers' Alliance today attacked local government for 'wasting' money on specialist environmental and diversity staff
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1 Oct 10
Almost 2,800 public and private sector organisations have registered for the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment emissions trading scheme, and a further 400 are going through the process, it was...
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29 Sep 10
The Environment Agency has said it will not ‘name and shame’ organisations that fail to sign up to its Carbon Reduction Commitment emissions trading scheme in time for tomorrow’s deadline
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9 Sep 10
The public utility Scottish Water is to be transformed into a 'dynamic' agency with powers to become one of the country's biggest generators of renewable electricity, First Minister Alex Salmond has...
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23 Aug 10
London Mayor Boris Johnson today pledged £4m of funding for sports projects that help tackle crime, unemployment and other social problems in the capital
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17 Aug 10
Investment in Welsh woodland could be at risk after auditors found that the criteria for grants from the Forestry Commission Wales were not sufficiently robust.
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13 Aug 10
Environmentalists have accused the government of ‘not getting’ sustainable development after it announced the abolition of three local green initiatives.
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6 Aug 10
Councils have welcomed government action removing a ban on them selling energy to the national grid.
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6 Aug 10
More than 43,000 bicycle journeys have taken place in London in the first week of the new Barclays Cycle Hire scheme
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3 Aug 10
The public sector has been warned against letting sustainability fall off its agenda as it grapples with spending cuts.
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13 Jul 10
Work started by councils on the cancelled school building programme should not be wasted, the Local Government Association said today
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8 Jul 10
Britain’s landfill space will run out in eight years unless recycling rates are boosted, council leaders warned today
17 Jan 11Scotland’s finance secretary today called on the UK government to introduce a fuel duty regulator mechanism, under which increased North Sea oil income would be used to cut fuel taxes.
18 Nov 10Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
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