Government emissions fall 35% in five years
21 Apr Energy & Environment
Government emissions fall 35% in five years
But State of the Estate report finds failure to meet target to cut amount of waste generated
Energy-security plan dubbed ‘Groundhog Day of reannouncements’
31 Mar Energy & Environment
Energy-security plan dubbed ‘Groundhog Day of reannouncements’
Critics accuse Shapps of recycling old policies and failing to fund new infrastructure and skills
PCS members to begin new industrial action in Defra and agencies
27 Mar Energy & Environment
PCS members to begin new industrial action in Defra and agencies
Union announces that members in the Forestry Commission England, Marine Management Organisation, and Rural Payments Agency will join core Defra staff in action short of strike from 11 April
Departments ‘back net-zero objectives', Pocklington tells MPs
27 Mar Energy & Environment
Departments ‘back net-zero objectives', Pocklington tells MPs
But energy security department perm sec acknowledges that decarbonising power sector by 2035 will be “very challenging”
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
17 Mar Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
Philip Duffy will succeed James Bevan at Horizon House from July
Departmental delays ‘put government’s net-zero plans at risk’
02 Mar Energy & Environment
Departmental delays ‘put government’s net-zero plans at risk’
National Audit Office says lack of a delivery strategy for clean electricity could spook investors and ramp up costs
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
07 Feb Energy & Environment
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
07 Feb Energy & Environment
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
BEIS perm sec Sarah Munby moves to new science department, while Sarah Healey moves from DCMS to DLUHC
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
07 Feb Energy & Environment
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
Machinery of government change creates new departments for energy; business and trade; and science, innovation and technology
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
06 Feb Energy & Environment
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
Unions Prospect and Unison join forces in dispute over low pay and understaffing
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb Energy & Environment
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
24 Jan Energy & Environment
Government efforts to improve environment 'have fallen short', watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection says government has been "slow to act" and must now "act with energy and urgency”
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
07 Dec 2022 Energy & Environment
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein tells MPs department will need to reprioritise some work to offset inflation
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
22 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
Think tank’s growth proposals urge PM to consider Vaccine Taskforce-inspired interventions for key goals
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
22 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
Prospect: “There comes a point where passion is not enough for you to carry on in the face of tough times”
Civil servants at three departments to strike from mid-December
18 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Civil servants at three departments to strike from mid-December
Strikes will kick off with month-long action at Home Office, DfT and Defra
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
04 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
Robert Bradburne joins from Defra, where he was deputy chief scientific adviser
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
03 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
MPs say government’s commitment to “lead by example” on combatting climate change is not being met
'Get a grip' on climate change national security risks, government told
28 Oct 2022 Energy & Environment
'Get a grip' on climate change national security risks, government told
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy warns of “extreme weakness at the centre of government”
Energy relief schemes put ‘very large’ amount of public money at risk, BEIS perm sec warns
26 Oct 2022 Energy & Environment
Energy relief schemes put ‘very large’ amount of public money at risk, BEIS perm sec warns
Sarah Munby raises concerns over fraud and value for money in requests for ministerial directions
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis Exclusive
14 Oct 2022 Energy & Environment
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis
Regulator “working hard to fix” response time, while Passport Office, UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force fail to cope with deluge of correspondence
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
14 Oct 2022 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
Prospect says this year's 3% average pay offer "is the final straw"
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
14 Sep 2022 Energy & Environment
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades