Articles tagged with: Energy
Case study: How academic ‘policy entrepreneurs’ can help the civil service
19 Jun 2020 Economy
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

IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’
05 Mar 2020 Economics
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
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
DfID ‘to be spared’ as Johnson scales back Whitehall reorganisation
07 Jan 2020 Brexit
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.
Lib Dems confirm Defra would go if party wins power
05 Dec 2019 Economy
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
IfG reveals £15m cost of setting up new departments – and £19m productivity hit
18 Nov 2019 Government Tax Profession
IfG reveals £15m cost of setting up new departments – and £19m productivity hit

Think-tank concludes that the estimated cost of creating the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001 exceeded £170m
Government halts support for fracking
04 Nov 2019 Economy
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 Economics
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
BEIS has not calculated cost of support for fracking industry
24 Oct 2019 Economics
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 Brexit
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
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”
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
NI economy department mulls independent 'hardship unit' after RHI payments cut
20 May 2019 Government Tax Profession
NI economy department mulls independent 'hardship unit' after RHI payments cut

Panel will consider businesses' claims of financial hardship after legislation reduces "Cash for Ash" payments
Climate advisers urge government to commit to 2050 zero-emissions deadline
02 May 2019 Economics
Climate advisers urge government to commit to 2050 zero-emissions deadline

Deadline is achievable but requires a concerted push, including government backing for carbon capture and storage technologies, committee says
BEIS told to 'get a grip' on smart meter rollout costs
20 Feb 2019 Energy & Environment
BEIS told to "get a grip" on smart meter rollout costs

Committee chair Rachel Reeves said BEIS had been “too passive” in ensuring suppliers address problems with the rollout
Northern Ireland Civil Service powers to face further court challenge
15 Jan 2019 Energy & Environment
Northern Ireland Civil Service powers to face further court challenge

UK Supreme Court rejects request for NI attorney general for clarification on powers, saying they should be addressed in court case.
Clean air strategy expands departmental emissions reporting requirements
14 Jan 2019 Economy
Clean air strategy expands departmental emissions reporting requirements

Cross-departmental plan intends to cut the societal cost of pollution by £5.3bn annually by 2030
BEIS to look again at smart meters programme costs amid overspend warnings
10 Jan 2019 Energy & Environment
BEIS to look again at smart meters programme costs amid overspend warnings

Committee chair Rachel Reeves urged the regulator Ofgem to take harsher action against suppliers that don't fulfil their obligations under the programme.
NAO blasts ‘overambitious’ BEIS on smart meter rollout
23 Nov 2018 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO blasts ‘overambitious’ BEIS on smart meter rollout

Watchdog says rapid timescale lacked “economic assessment of its implications”, ramping programme’s complexity and cost
Value for money 'not front and centre': auditor criticises NI civil servants in RHI probe
22 Oct 2018 Economics
Value for money 'not front and centre': auditor criticises NI civil servants in RHI probe

Civil servants need to go "back to basics" on spending and record keeping, watchdog says
Defra perm sec: Brexit risk 'keeps me awake at night'
19 Oct 2018 Brexit
Defra perm sec: Brexit risk 'keeps me awake at night'

Ensuring staff are equipped to deak with huge workload is also an 'anxiety', says Clare Moriarty 
Man on emissions: Lord Deben on the clarion call for climate change action
10 Oct 2018 Energy & Environment
Man on emissions: Lord Deben on the clarion call for climate change action

Lord Deben is as intrepid and combative an advocate for the environment as anyone concerned about climate change could want. Better known as John Gummer, the former environment minister and now chair of the Committee on Climate Change tells Geoffrey Lyons why the UK’s current climate trajectory is worrying, and how it will be affected by Trump and Brexit.
Take out the trash: announcements you may have missed on the last day of parliament
25 Jul 2018 Finance
Take out the trash: announcements you may have missed on the last day of parliament

The stories you may have missed as the government released a host of statements on the last day before summer recess