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    Energy & Environment

    The latest Energy & Environment news from Civil Service World
    DfID ‘to be spared’ as Johnson scales back Whitehall reorganisation
    07 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
    DfID ‘to be spared’ as Johnson scales back Whitehall reorganisation

    Plans for a standalone borders and immigration department also put on back burner, according to reports.


    Emma Howard Boyd on the Environment Agency's response to flooding, and net-zero targets
    03 Jan 2020 Energy & Environment
    Emma Howard Boyd on the Environment Agency's response to flooding, and net-zero targets

    As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories


    Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief Nick Smallwood on learning lessons, the 'Three Ps', and net-zero challenges
    28 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief Nick Smallwood on learning lessons, the 'Three Ps', and net-zero challenges

    As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories


    BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost
    24 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    BEIS perm sec Alex Chisholm on the net-zero challenge, thinking long term and the first job he ever lost

    As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories


    Net-zero target must not be left up to one ministry, climate advisers warn
    18 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Net-zero target must not be left up to one ministry, climate advisers warn

    Government told to "get its house in order" on climate change


    Former Defra civil servant jailed over child sexual abuse images
    12 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Former Defra civil servant jailed over child sexual abuse images

    Department uncovered indecent images in routine check on press officer’s laptop


    Lib Dems confirm Defra would go if party wins power
    05 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Lib Dems confirm Defra would go if party wins power

    Food and rural affairs lead says Department for Climate Change and Natural Resources would spell the end for current environment ministry


    Post-Brexit regulations and ‘biggest defence review since the cold war’ among Johnson’s 100-day pledges
    05 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Post-Brexit regulations and ‘biggest defence review since the cold war’ among Johnson’s 100-day pledges

    Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU


    Environment Agency begins Lincolnshire flood repairs
    05 Dec 2019 Energy & Environment
    Environment Agency begins Lincolnshire flood repairs

    Staff bring out specialist equipment to fix breached river banks as response efforts focus on longer-term measures


    From hot air to hard results – what departments need to do to get UK to net zero
    22 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    From hot air to hard results – what departments need to do to get UK to net zero

    As Mark Rowe explains, delivering on ministerial commitments will be a multi-generation task that requires a cross-government approach


    Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans
    21 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans

    Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury


    Water under the bridge or poisoning the well? A regulator’s history of UK privatisations
    19 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Water under the bridge or poisoning the well? A regulator’s history of UK privatisations

    The principles of privatisation are faltering, and – as a book by an ex-regulator makes clear – the right balance between intrusive control and free market initiative remains elusive


    Environment Agency ‘working round the clock’ amid renewed flood warnings
    14 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Environment Agency ‘working round the clock’ amid renewed flood warnings

    Agency update urges communities to prepare for flooding


    Hundreds of Environment Agency staff deployed to tackle floods
    13 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Hundreds of Environment Agency staff deployed to tackle floods

    Agency urges people to ‘remain vigilant, check their flood risk and plan to stay safe’ amid warnings of more rain to come


    Government halts support for fracking
    04 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Government halts support for fracking

    BEIS moratorium comes after energy watchdog says it cannot rule out earthquakes due to shale gas extraction


    Treasury to examine options for net-zero carbon transition
    04 Nov 2019 Energy & Environment
    Treasury to examine options for net-zero carbon transition

    Treasury to publish report in 2020 setting out how costs of net-zero carbon emissions target should be distributed


    DfT pledges to press Treasury for extra roads cash
    28 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    DfT pledges to press Treasury for extra roads cash

    MPs applaud departmental drive to secure longer-term funding to tackle poor maintenance


    Defra’s new environment bill ‘not fit for purpose’, MPs warn
    24 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    Defra’s new environment bill ‘not fit for purpose’, MPs warn

    Fears remain over the independence of proposed Office for Environmental Protection


    BEIS has not calculated cost of support for fracking industry
    24 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    BEIS has not calculated cost of support for fracking industry

    NAO finds £32.7m of public spending so far, but BEIS says full calculation of costs to back shale gas extraction would not yet be "meaningful"


    Government to set out net-zero carbon emission plans next year, Leadsom says
    21 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    Government to set out net-zero carbon emission plans next year, Leadsom says

    Lond-awaited energy white paper finally on its way, business secretary tells MPs


    PM launches cabinet committee on climate change
    18 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    PM launches cabinet committee on climate change

    Johnson will chair panel to spearhead cross-departmental approach on environmental protection


    Environment Agency sets itself net-zero emissions target
    10 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    Environment Agency sets itself net-zero emissions target

    Agency chief says staff are “under no illusion about the scale of the challenge”


    Exclusive interview: New Defra perm sec Tamara Finkelstein on Brexit, identity and making the weather
    10 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    Exclusive interview: New Defra perm sec Tamara Finkelstein on Brexit, identity and making the weather

    From the storm of no-deal Brexit preparation to the headwinds of regulatory reform, Tamara Finkelstein walked into a squall when she took on the top job at Defra. But she tells Beckie Smith she is determined to create a more hospitable environment


    BEIS ‘must pull plug’ on inaccurate renewables data
    07 Oct 2019 Energy & Environment
    BEIS ‘must pull plug’ on inaccurate renewables data

    Lobby group warns department’s solar-power rollout stats are a hindrance to net-zero ambitions


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