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Hilary Benn calls for global agreement to secure the future of our food as he appoints council to advise on UK food strategy
Government News Network — Dec 10, 08
The world needs a new agreement to secure the future of our food to meet the twin challenges of starvation and climate change, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will say tonight. In a speech on food security to the Fabian Society Hilary Benn will say: 'By 2050 there will be nine . . .
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Defra workplace management contract awarded to Interserve
Government News Network — Dec 07, 08
57 Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) An innovative contract that will help Defra buildings achieve sustainability targets and provide workplace services management has been awarded to Interserve (Facilities Management) Ltd. The 15-year Sustainable Built Environmental & Workplace Support services contract has a core-services value of approximately £500 . . .
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£138 million to help reduce landfill waste
Government News Network — Nov 27, 08
Plans to improve local waste management facilities in the Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire area were given a boost today, with the award of £138 million Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits. Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council will be working together to deliver this project, making an important contribution to . . .
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Minister challenges IT industry to help fight climate change
Government News Network — Nov 19, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) Lord Hunt, Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy Innovation today welcomed the launch of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres. Data centres are rooms or buildings within which computer servers operate to provide a wide range of data services, from . . .
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UK to help bring Abu Dhabi's bold 'green city' vision to life
Government News Network — Nov 17, 08
UK Trade & Investment (National) Abu Dhabi is turning to the UK to bring its extraordinary plan - Masdar City, the world's first zero carbon, zero waste, car-free city - to life. Eager to work with UK companies and academic institutions, the Masdar team will discuss the initiative's business opportunities . . .
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£92 million for Gloucestershire waste project
Government News Network — Nov 12, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) Gloucestershire's waste facilities will see major improvements thanks to £92 million in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits awarded by Defra today. The proposed scheme will make an important contribution to the UK's landfill directive targets by diverting up to 263,000 tonnes of . . .
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China and UK strengthen partnership on sustainable agriculture
Government News Network — Nov 10, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) BEIJING: The UK and Chinese governments today signed a three year commitment to strengthen their growing partnership on agriculture. Hilary Benn, UK Environment Secretary, met the Chinese Agriculture Minister, Sun Zhengcai and signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation on Sustainable . . .
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Defra launches £6 million greener living fund
Government News Network — Nov 03, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) A new £6 million fund to help charitable and voluntary organisations support and develop environmental projects throughout England is being announced by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today. The Greener Living Fund will help voluntary organisations promote positive environmental changes to individuals and . . .
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Hilary Benn reappoints rural climate change forum
Government News Network — Oct 17, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) The Rural Climate Change Forum (RCCF) has been reappointed up to March 2011, to continue advising Government how the agriculture, forestry, and land management sector can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The existing Chair and members of the . . .
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Eliasch Review on International deforestation published
www.nds.coi.gov.uk — Oct 14, 08
The international community should enable rainforest countries to halve deforestation by 2020 and make the global forest sector 'carbon neutral' by 2030. This is the recommendation of an independent report to the Prime Minister published today. The Eliasch Review, 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests', is an independent report commissioned by . . .
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UK to issue European carbon allowances
Government News Network — Oct 03, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) The UK Government plans to issue EU ETS Phase II carbon allowances once European and Global registry systems are linked and operational. The European Commission and UNFCCC have confirmed that the work required to establish this connection will start on Monday 6th . . .
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Fight must continue on fuel poverty say Ministers
www.nds.coi.gov.uk — Oct 02, 08
Ministers today said that they will continue with their fight against fuel poverty, as Environment Secretary Hilary Benn holds meetings with energy suppliers and the home insulation industry to discuss how to speed up work on increasing energy efficiency in the UK's homes. The pledge comes as Defra and BERR . . .
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86.6m for project to save 98,000 tonnes of landfill waste
GNN — Oct 02, 08
Waste facilities in Leicestershire will see major improvements thanks to £86.6 million in funding announced by Defra today. The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project is expecting to divert 98,000 tonnes of Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) from landfill in 2020, making an important contribution to the UK's landfill directive targets. Leicestershire . . .
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£181.6m for project to save 391,000 tonnes of landfill waste
Government News Network — Oct 02, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) Waste facilities in Leicestershire and the South West will see major improvements thanks to a combined £181.6 million in funding announced by Defra today. In Leicestershire, the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project is expecting to divert 98,000 tonnes of Biodegradable Municipal Waste . . .
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Environment Minister tackles fuel poverty concerns in Stoke
Government News Network — Sep 29, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (West Midlands) Environment Minister Phil Woolas will meet local residents and MPs in Stoke today to discuss the Warm Front scheme, which delivers insulation and heating improvements to vulnerable households. As a result of Warm Front 17,000 Stoke householders have benefited from new . . .
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Angela Eagle announces date for first emissions trading auction
Government News Network — Sep 19, 08
HM Treasury (National) The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle MP, today announced that the UK's first auction of carbon trading allowances - under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) - will be held on the 19 November, 2008, making the UK the first country in Europe to . . .
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Local authorities take up the fight against climate change
Government News Network — Sep 18, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) The Government today published statistics for the 2006 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions at Local Authority and Government Office Region level. The figures represent all UK emissions allocated to Local Authority areas on an end-user basis, incorporating all business, household and transport emissions, . . .
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2006 carbon dioxide emissions at local authority and Government office region level
Government News Network — Sep 18, 08
Estimates are published today of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions for 2006, and revised estimates for 2005, for all UK Local Authorities and Government Office Regions. A summary, together with the full report and data tables are available from the e-Digest of Environmental Statistics on the Defra web site at Key . . .
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Forestry as a renewable energy source: scoping project launched
Government News Network — Sep 18, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) Around £1.5 million of funding for a three year research project to examine the feasibility of short rotation forestry as a viable renewable energy source was announced today by Defra. The project will establish a number of sites where intensive research will . . .
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Major TV energy efficiency campaign launched to help people cut their bills
Government News Network — Sep 17, 08
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (National) A major television advertising campaign to encourage energy efficiency has been launched today as a surge in the number of advice line calls suggests that large numbers of people are keen to take up a Government scheme to help them cut their . . .
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