Hello! My name is Katie and I work in the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as a Science and Engineering Fast Streamer. I started in October 2011 and for my first role I’ve been placed in the Evidence Team. This is part of our Chief Scientist David Mackay’s group* and our aim is […]
Firstly, Happy New Year! 2012 will be a crucial year for the coalition’s flagship policy of transforming the energy efficiency of Britain’s homes – the Green Deal. The DECC webchat before Christmas, events and the hundreds of consultation responses we have received illustrates there is a lot of interest in this policy. Stakeholders have been […]
Moscow meeting agrees package of measures to push EU to 'cancel or postpone' aviation emissions tradingSimmering tensions between the EU and the group of countries opposed to the bloc's expansion of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to include aviation increased further today, after officials signalled that the so-called "coalition of th […]
Some are beginning to argue that the environment is a luxury we can't afford. They couldn't be more wrongDavid Cameron this week strongly defended onshore wind power, saying that he is determined to seize the economic opportunities in renewable energy supply chains, a position I strongly support.Last year I launched a white paper on local transport […]