Sentences with phrase «change secretary ed»

On the BBC program Sunday Politics, Andrew Neil hosted UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey for a discussion about climate science and policy.

Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Davey says these proposals are «a radical shift» away from old policies of «tinkering at the edges» without tackling fuel poverty's root causes — homes that are too energy inefficient to be kept warm on a budget.

We've flagged up Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband's relationship with climate activists before.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband admits the cost of laws aimed at tackling global warming has soared to # 404 billion.

In December, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey promised the North Yorkshire plant two lucrative «contracts for difference» — which would see it earn # 105 for every megawatt hour it generates, rather than the normal price of # 50.

Speaking with a small group of reporters here yesterday, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said there is such a «history of mistrust» that the developing countries still do not believe the rich world will keep its word.

Energy ministers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates are at the conference, being hosted by U.K. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

The Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey had been the MP for Kingston and Surbiton since 1997.

«We want five green laws for a green Britain,» an interview with Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey MP (Part Two)

«Many British businesses have woken up to Climate Change,» an interview with Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey MP (Part One)

«This shows we can meet the national interest of tackling climate change and reducing our dependence on foreign energy at the same time as we help people save money,» energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband said.

He will be accompanied on his visit by business secretary Lord Mandelson, climate change secretary Ed Miliband and a delegation of senior UK businessmen.

The Guardian quoted one backbencher as describing the issue as a «generational battle» between Lord Mandelson and climate change secretary Ed Miliband.

«Liberal Democrat sources say that Sir Jeremy Heywood was called in after a series of blazing rows between Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and Tory Environment Secretary Owen Paterson over Mr Davey's controversial «green'technology.

«When they tried to fix prices in California it resulted in an electricity crisis and widespread blackouts,» energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey said.

Climate change secretary Ed Miliband could be forgiven for giving in to the huge temptation to tell cynical journalists: «I told you so.»

Among the rebels» ranks is the energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, who is thought to have been the reason why a decision on the third runway was delayed.

[214] Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey stated Scottish generators would no longer be eligible for UK subsidies, which would increase energy bills for consumers.

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey led attacks against the Conservatives at the start of the Brighton conference, telling the Observer newspaper «tea - party Tories» were threatening his environmental agenda.

Not exact matches

He's always been tough, but he changed when he started to have national ambitions,» said George Arzt, former press secretary to Democrat Ed Koch, one of Giuliani's predecessors as New York City mayor.

The coalition government is unwaveringly refusing to reverse a combination of the housing and climate change policies formulated by Ed Miliband as secretary of state for energy and climate change in Gordon Brown's last Labour government.

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, is arguing that airport expansion may not lead to higher carbon emissions - given new technology and more efficient planes.

In this, Mandelson has allies in James Purnell and Ed Miliband, the Climate Change Secretary, and an enemy in Ed Balls, who argues for precisely such a divide.

This is slowly beginning to dawn on Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

The Committee on Climate Change has its offices in Holbein Place just off Sloane Square and has a budget of # 4.4 million all from the taxpayer (up from # 4.3 million under Labour when Ed Miliband was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.)

Earlier this week, economic secretary to the Treasury Ed Balls said the EU was the only way to effectively deal with climate change, and he condemned David Cameron for being the most «anti-European» leader the Conservatives had ever had.

Ed is running in the Labour leadership contest, and is shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change.

The environment was largely ignored until the last minute; it took a revolt in Cabinet led by Ed Miliband, the Climate Change Secretary, to secure some safeguards.

The Unite union's national policy committee overwhelmingly opted for Ed Miliband in a significant boost for the former climate change secretary's campaign.

Greenpeace accused Mr Gove of having a poor record on environmental issues and Sir Ed Davey, the former Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary, said his appointment was «like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse».

Climate change campaigners begged both Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband to make arrangements for the energy secretary to remain, because of the vital role he had been given by the Mexican hosts in leading discussions on the fate of the earlier Kyoto Protocol.

Ed Miliband, energy and climate change secretary, and the rest of the UK ministerial delegation are expected to arrive in Poland on December 10th.

Prime minister: David Cameron Deputy prime minister: Nick Clegg (LD) First secretary of state and foreign secretary: William Hague Chancellor of the exchequer: George Osborne Home secretary: Theresa May Defence secretary: Philip Hammond Business secretary: Vince Cable (LD) Work and pensions secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Energy and climate change secretary: Ed Davey (LD) Education secretary: Michael Gove Communities and local government secretary: Eric Pickles Scotland secretary: Michael Moore (LD) Chief secretary to the Treasury: Danny Alexander (LD) Leader of the House of Lords: Lord Strathclyde Attorney general: Dominic Grieve

Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary's speech in full to autumn conference.

On Sunday, the Lib Dem delegates flouted party history and voted in favour of building more nuclear power stations — energy secretary Ed Davey having told them this is vital to fight climate change — and also voted to support fracking, albeit with an amendment to ensure pollution levels were closely monitored and those local to fracking sites were properly consulted.

«Ed Miliband, the former Climate Change Secretary, described Lord Mandelson as a flawed character.

At Westminster there is anticipation that Ed Miliband, climate change secretary under the last Labour administration, will announce his own leadership bid shortly.

Mr Balls, the former schools secretary, told The Daily Telegraph that the invasion had been a «mistake» for which Britain paid a heavy price while Ed Miliband, the former climate change secretary, said it had resulted in a «catastrophic loss of trust» for Labour.

Mandelson is caricaturing Ed Miliband's position but the former Climate Change Secretary has certainly called on Labour to tilt more towards its core supporters.

The paper has been speaking to GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership secretary's leadership campaign.

Rudd has been made energy and climate change secretary, replacing the now former Lib Dem MP Ed Davey.

The energy secretary appeared to criticise her predecessor Ed Davey as she dined with the parliamentary press gallery, five months after David Cameron put her in charge of the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey claimed «ignorant» climate change sceptic Conservatives are contributing to «extreme weather events» in a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research earlier.

What about Ed Miliband's spending of taxpayer's money for personal use during his time as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2008 - 10?

Ed Miliband came close to resigning as energy and climate change secretary when Gordon Brown insisted on pressing ahead with a third runway.

New entrants Of the new entrants to Labour's cabinet, Meg Hillier takes over Ed Miliband's role as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Maria Eagle takes over as Shadow Transport Secretary while her twin sister Angela takes the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury role.

Questions to the Lib Dem Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, were held in the House yesterday.

Andy Burnham chose the FA Cup final boyhood dream over being next Labour prime minister in our crowdsourcing interview (before some cajoling from his press secretary changed his mind) and Ed Miliband got into a spot of bother, denying that he'd opt for a north - south divide on tax credits.

A change of heart now looks possible after Ed Miliband, the former climate change secretary and leadership contender, supported the demands.

Ed Miliband, the former climate change secretary, said the peer is «his own worst spin doctor» and had «offended just about everyone».