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Speaking in London today, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, called for a wide-ranging free trade deal with the EU after Brexit. The speech was delivered ahead of the start of negotiations on the UK’s future partnership with Brussels during which it was confirmed that...

A report has been published by a BEIS (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Select Committee on the government’s draft bill to cap on standard variable tariff (SVTs) bills for domestic customers after the Business Secretary asked to scrutinise the legislation...

On 1st April 2018, there are important energy industry changes coming into effect. With only a few weeks to go, if you have not already taken action, now is the time. The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) is a set of legal requirements that aim to improve the...

The Prime Minister has finally revealed the UK's 25 Year Environment Plan following months of anticipation and speculation. Whilst it has received its fair share of criticism there are positive messages in it – in particular the long term strategy to reduce plastic...

2017 was a year of surprises on many fronts and environmental policy certainly followed suit. There have been significant developments on the green policy landscape, for both the UK and the world, which presents a very different picture at the start of 2018 compared...

The government is proposing to force domestic landlords to contribute towards measures to improve their properties' energy efficiency. In a consultation paper, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) proposed landlords should pay up to a...

The extreme weather events that made headlines around the world certainly gave the annual event a sense of relevance and urgency, but cleaning up, as we all know, is an unglamorous process. Behind the scenes, the work got done, however, and, once one task was...

The government chose to focus its attention on plastics and diesel vehicles in the Autumn Budget yesterday. Whilst the Chancellor promised more funds to incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles, higher duty for diesel cars as well as measures to tackle the scourge...

Professor Dieter Helm’s independent Cost of Energy Review has been published. The review, which was commissioned by the Government, has sparked much debate from praise for its technology neutral, free market approach to dismay at his recommendation to abolish the...

The latest announcement of more delays to the reform of UK renewable heat policy have been condemned as a significant threat to the country's long-term climate ambitions. The UK has faced numerous warnings that it will miss its 2020 renewable heat target unless major...