Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
09 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
08 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
IfG says Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy should also call on a larger pool of external experts for policy advice
MHCLG to ‘fast track’ planning regime for public buildings
04 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
MHCLG to ‘fast track’ planning regime for public buildings
Department says new schools and hospitals will be delivered more quickly through 'more streamlined' process
MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
27 Nov 2020 Energy & Environment
MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Report slams NDA for “perpetual lack of knowledge” about condition of contaminated sites earmarked for £132bn clean-up
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
16 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Sellafield and Network Rail bosses praise recognition of employees' pandemic work
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
07 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
Staffer handed conditional discharge after printworks blockade that saw campaigners chained and cemented together
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
02 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
British Academy project sets out ‘five principles to draw on "full breadth of knowledge" for policy
Hollywood beckons for nuclear power station’s sci-fi control desk, decommissioning agency says
08 Sep 2020 Energy & Environment
Hollywood beckons for nuclear power station’s sci-fi control desk, decommissioning agency says
Decommissioning contractors sell Magnox hardware to Harry Potter film studio
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
07 Jul 2020 Energy & Environment
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
Environmental groups say plans fall short of what was needed to create jobs in response to the coronavirus outbreak and tackle the climate crisis.
Case study: How academic ‘policy entrepreneurs’ can help the civil service
19 Jun 2020 Energy & Environment
Case study: How academic ‘policy entrepreneurs’ can help the civil service

From the impact of Covid-19 to dealing with the impact of climate change, government has never faced greater policy challenges. But, as recent work on developing policy strategies for carbon capture and storage shows, civil servants can get help from academics to find the right solutions. Professor Karen Turner, the director from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde, explains

Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants
09 Apr 2020 Energy & Environment
Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend
COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak
02 Apr 2020 Energy & Environment
COP26 climate summit shelved for a year amid coronavirus outbreak

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response
Cash-for-ash report paints devastating picture of NICS failings
15 Mar 2020 Energy & Environment
Cash-for-ash report paints devastating picture of NICS failings

Scandal-hit Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was “project too far” for Northern Ireland officials
Ex-DExEU and Defra perm sec Moriarty to leave civil service
12 Mar 2020 Energy & Environment
Ex-DExEU and Defra perm sec Moriarty to leave civil service

“I could not have asked for better, more committed colleagues," Moriarty says in statement
IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’
05 Mar 2020 Energy & Environment
IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’

Body offers £149,500 a year for official to oversee work on HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and nuclear projects
Sunak told more tax is ‘only responsible way’ to boost public services
24 Feb 2020 Energy & Environment
Sunak told more tax is ‘only responsible way’ to boost public services

Big numbers for capital spending in next month’s budget won’t fix decade of austerity, think-tank warns
Environmental standards ‘can’t just be set in a small office in Whitehall’, EA chief says
07 Feb 2020 Energy & Environment
Environmental standards ‘can’t just be set in a small office in Whitehall’, EA chief says

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”
Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights
06 Feb 2020 Energy & Environment
Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights

HMRC tops departmental list of flights, according to analysis
Boris Johnson ‘sacks UN climate summit president’
03 Feb 2020 Energy & Environment
Boris Johnson ‘sacks UN climate summit president’

Move comes ahead of forthcoming government reshuffle and plan to make post ministerial role
The year ahead: ‘2020 is an acid test of government’s climate credibility. What lies ahead cannot be delivered by any single department’
29 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
The year ahead: ‘2020 is an acid test of government’s climate credibility. What lies ahead cannot be delivered by any single department’

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Committee on Climate Change chief executive Chris Stark sets out what the government needs to do to in 2020 to reduce the risks of climate impacts
Cabinet Office names ‘high level climate action champion’
24 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
Cabinet Office names ‘high level climate action champion’

Nigel Topping will coordinate regional and business input ahead of COP26 talks in Glasgow
Farmers to be paid to protect the environment as Defra unveils 'landmark' post-Brexit agriculture plan
16 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
Farmers to be paid to protect the environment as Defra unveils 'landmark' post-Brexit agriculture plan

Defra plan will base agriculturist support payments on public goods, such as better air and water quality
Tree is the magic number: celebrating 100 years of the Forestry Commission
10 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
Tree is the magic number: celebrating 100 years of the Forestry Commission

Work to oversee the nation’s woodlands has changed a lot over the past century. PK Khaira-Creswell looks at how non-ministerial government department the Forestry Commission marked its centenary