Energy & Environment

Report by MPs concluded that departments did not show ministers risks of different possible funding schemes for Hinckley Point C nuclear scheme

Post-Brexit Britain “could lose its research edge” unless departments step up, say public spending watchdogs

RAC says plans to introduce clean air zones in cities could be hindered by lack of access to information

Sinn Féin and DUP given two weeks to agree new power-sharing deal or face Westminster intervention on budget

Behavioural Insights Team annual report details its work with departments, including ‘TripAdvisor-style’ feedback tool to help CCS boost spend with SMEs

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science granted planning permission for state-of-the art Lowestoft base

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created in July 2016 as part of changes announced when Theresa May became prime minister. Civil Service World met Angie Ridgwell and Jaee Samant, the civil servants responsible for the transition programme from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, to reflect on the process. By Richard Johnstone

Union says Nuclear Decommissioning Authority cannot be held solely responsible for failings detailed by National Audit Office

Stephen Lovegrove told MPs that nuclear power plant deal with EDF would have collapsed had his department tried to renegotiate terms

Prof Ian Boyd cancels decision to step down and pledges to stay on for “at least another year”

Offer to ‘transform pay system’ of weather forecaster follows legal action from female employees earning £7,000 less than male colleagues

DExEU, Cabinet Office, and Defra under fire for refusal to answer information requests