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Britain delays ban on gasoline, diesel vehicle sales to 2035

World News // 7 months ago

Britain delays ban on gasoline, diesel vehicle sales to 2035

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushed back a planned ban on gasoline and diesel fuel vehicles to 2035.

BP to up investment into oil and gas as profits double

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BP to up investment into oil and gas as profits double

British oil giant BP has switched tracks on its carbon emissions strategy, announcing plans Thursday that it will now invest $8 billion into new oil and gas production over the next seven years.

British PM Rishi Sunak won't attend COP27 climate change conference

World News // 1 year ago

British PM Rishi Sunak won't attend COP27 climate change conference

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won't go to the COP27 climate conference in November, his office announced, saying that other ministers would go in his place.

British Conservatives celebrate apparent victory, Cameron holds power

World News // 8 years ago

British Conservatives celebrate apparent victory, Cameron holds power

Britain's conservatives, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, are celebrating a big victory in what may be one of the most important elections in U.K. history.

Scottish party could be biggest winner in close British elections

World News // 8 years ago

Scottish party could be biggest winner in close British elections

Voters in the United Kingdom head to the polls on Thursday in an election that is so close it could give a Scottish party enough power to force a coalition government.

World News // 9 years ago

U.K. weighs involvement in airstrikes against Islamic State

The U.K. is weighing its involvement in the U.S. airstrike campaign against the Islamic state (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

World News // 9 years ago

David Cameron encourages Scots to vote to stay in U.K.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Edinburgh on to encourage Scots to stay in the United Kingdom as public sway leans toward independence.

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David Cameron: 'It may be time' for failing to report child abuse to become illegal

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said in a session of parliament Wednesday that the government is considering making it illegal not report child abuse.

World News // 9 years ago

UKIP, Labour make solid gains in U.K. local elections

The U.K. Independence Party and Labour Party made big gains in U.K.'s local elections, which are being seen as a precursor to next year's general elections.

Business News // 9 years ago

British Member of Parliament Austin Mitchell calls Pfizer 'rapists'

British MP Austin Mitchell is facing public backlash after comparing the Pfizer takeover bid for British drug maker AstraZeneca to rape in a tweet.

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Making homes more energy efficient will help protect people from upward pressure on bills, tackle climate change, and make us less reliant on imported energy
London launches green homes initiative Mar 02, 2010

These two new collaborative projects are examples of exactly the type of global collaborative effort that we must encourage to tackle climate change problems
London, U.A.E. team up for green energy Jan 20, 2010

I think there's no doubt that China, when it says 40 (percent) to 45 percent reduction in energy intensity, is serious about that
U.S., China at impasse over verification Dec 15, 2009

It's right that there's rigor applied to all the reports about climate change, but I think it would be wrong that when a mistake is made it's somehow used to undermine the overwhelming picture that's there
IPCC chief admits his body is damaged Feb 03, 2010

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
London launches green homes initiative Mar 02, 2010

Edward Samuel Miliband MP (born 24 December 1969) is a British Labour Party politician, currently Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the South Yorkshire constituency of Doncaster North since 2005 and served in the Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Born in London, Miliband graduated from the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, becoming first a television journalist and then a Labour Party researcher, before rising to become one of Chancellor Gordon Brown's confidants and Chairman of HM Treasury's Council of Economic Advisers.

As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown appointed Miliband as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 28 June 2007. He was subsequently promoted to the new post of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, a position he held from 3 October 2008 to 12 May 2010. On 25 September 2010, he was elected Leader of the Labour Party.

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