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- ‘Half-baked, half-hearted’: critics ridicule UK’s long-awaited climate strategy Thu, 30 Mar 23, 7:07pmUK’s 1,000-page plan criticised as doing ‘little to boost energy security, lower bills or meet climate goals’
- The Guardian view on the green recovery: Britain is being left behind | Editorial Wed, 29 Jul 20, 4:04amThe government talks a good game when it comes to radical policymaking. But its failure to invest in a zero-carbon future tells a different story
- Let’s make 2019 the year of a green new deal | Letters Fri, 4 Jan 19, 5:09amRichard Murphy and Colin Hines suggest a number of ways that revenue could be raised to fund energy efficiency in all buildings, renewables and local transport systemsThe counter to Larry Elliott’s gloomy economic projections...
- UK must secure billions in investment to meet climate targets, MPs warn Wed, 16 May 18, 8:47pmInfluential committee says collapse in low-carbon investment is endangering jobs and threatening climate commitments
- Green Investment Bank sold too cheaply, watchdog says Tue, 12 Dec 17, 5:01pmNational Audit Office report puts Macquarie deal at low end of valuation with extra tens of millions lost from rejection of phased sale option
- Green Investment Bank sell-off racks up at least £1m in fees Mon, 13 Mar 17, 2:10amMPs condemn ‘waste of money’ as documents show controversial £2bn privatisation has cost taxpayers at least £1m in banking and legal fees
- Ten years after 'hug a husky', what is David Cameron's green legacy? Thu, 21 Apr 16, 12:04amA decade ago today, the Conservative leader visited the Arctic to witness the effects of climate change. But since coming to power, his government has dropped or watered down a succession of green policies
- Ministers urge safeguards for Green Bank to retain low-carbon mandate Mon, 7 Mar 16, 11:01amRole in supporting UK renewable sector must be cemented by legislation, says environment committee chair Mary Creagh
- Green Investment Bank could be snapped up by foreign buyers Thu, 3 Mar 16, 8:30amInstitution set up to power UK’s green energy revolution could switch to funding more lucrative schemes abroad, say critics
- Green investment bank 'no longer required by law to invest in green projects' Wed, 24 Feb 16, 3:52amMinisters insists bank’s green mission will be protected as they remove the clause that ensures it invests in renewable power and other green projects
- Green Investment Bank sell-off plans alarm MPs and peers Sun, 13 Dec 15, 11:04amMPs say a privatised Green Investment Bank won’t be obliged to fund eco-friendly projectsControversial plans to privatise the government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) have run into serious trouble in parliament amid...
- Green investment bank will be taken out of ministerial control Fri, 16 Oct 15, 2:33amBusiness secretary Sajid Javid announces further step in government’s privatisation of bank designed to fund renewable energy and waste projects
- Senior Tories slam government's Green Investment Bank sell-off Fri, 26 Jun 15, 1:43am‘Green Tories’ express dismay at plans to put one of the Conservative party’s few key environmental acheivements up for part-privatisation
- Tories plan to sell £1.4bn stake in Green Investment Bank to pay off debt Thu, 25 Jun 15, 9:06amCritics including the Greens’ Caroline Lucas and Lib Dem Tim Farron question government’s ‘commitment to low-carbon economy’
- Green Investment Bank sell-off raises several red flags Thu, 25 Jun 15, 9:05amTaking the government’s own low-carbon lender out of the state sector is only likely to make it more risk-averse and less effective