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18 Jun 2012
The Government needs to commission an independent review of its existing environmental taxation regime before it follows through on plans to increase revenue generated by such taxes, an influential business group has said.
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15 May 2012
The Green Construction Board (GCB) is to receive £1 million public funding to support the construction sector's transition to a low carbon economy, the Government has announced.
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15 May 2012
The UK has emerged as one of the 'Big 5' countries expected to experience the most public private partnership (PPP) activity over the next 12 months, following a recent survey by Deloitte and industry publication Partnerships Bulletin.
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17 Apr 2012
The Government is seeking comments on an independent report which recommends allowing energy companies to proceed with a controversial shale gas extraction method if steps are taken to limit the risk of earthquakes.
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17 Apr 2012
The Government is seeking views on changes to six guidance documents relating to the planning regime for major infrastructure projects.
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13 Apr 2012
A Chinese company has signed a $2.4 billion contract to build part of a large power station in India, according to press reports. Power Construction Corporation will build the second phase of the Southern Indian facility, reports said .
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12 Apr 2012
Pooling funds from the pension pots of London council authorities may not provide sufficient capital to invest in infrastructure programmes, an expert has said.
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11 Apr 2012
The statutory contaminated land regime has changed, with the principal change being to the definition of contaminated land. The changes took effect on 6 April.
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05 Apr 2012
A campaigning group backed by councils and local residents along the route of a planned national high-speed rail link is taking the Government to court in an attempt to prevent the work, it has announced.
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04 Apr 2012
North Sea oilfields will likely remain profitable to small explorers for at least another 20 years, the chief executive of the UK's biggest independent oil company has said.
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