Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
09 Jun 2023 Energy & Environment
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
Labour says plans – which include car batteries and nuclear power – fall short of government’s promised trade deal
‘Complete overhaul of Defra IT needed to ensure safe food and water,' MPs warn
16 May 2023 Energy & Environment
‘Complete overhaul of Defra IT needed to ensure safe food and water,' MPs warn
Creaking tech infrastructure "at constant risk of failure or cyberattack", PAC finds
'Opening up my door to junior civil servants was powerful,' ex-environment secretary says
10 May 2023 Energy & Environment
'Opening up my door to junior civil servants was powerful,' ex-environment secretary says
George Eustice extols virtues of interrogating officials who have done 'hard graft to understand an issue'
Environment Agency staff extend strike mandate over pay dispute
04 May 2023 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency staff extend strike mandate over pay dispute
Prospect urges ministers to let agency leaders "meaningfully negotiate with unions on pay"
Government emissions fall 35% in five years
21 Apr 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 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”