Prime Minister seals free trade deal with New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern.
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UK-led international summit sets new horizons for innovation
Pioneering businesses will benefit from an ambitious programme to enhance cross-border innovation, boost entrepreneurship and make regulation fit for the future.
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UK unveils Presidency Programme to drive global climate ambition at COP26
Programme published for two-week COP26 Glasgow summit
Link: UK unveils Presidency Programme to drive global climate ambition at COP26
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UK’s path to net zero set out in landmark strategy
The Net Zero Strategy sets out how the UK will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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Prime Minister and Bill Gates launch £400m partnership to boost green investment
The strategic partnership with the Breakthrough Energy Catalyst will mobilise £200 million of private sector funding over 10 years.
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Plan to drive down the cost of clean heat
Plans to incentivise people to install low-carbon heating systems in a simple, fair and cheap way as they replace their old boilers over the coming decade.
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Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan kickstarts green investment boom
More than £5.8 billion of foreign investment in green projects has been secured since the launch of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan.
Link: Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan kickstarts green investment boom
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Five sites shortlisted for UK fusion energy plant
The STEP programme will pave the way to commercial fusion and a virtually limitless supply of low-carbon energy
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WTO Trade Policy Review of the Republic of Korea: UK Statement
The UK’s Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement at the WTO Trade Policy Review of the Republic of Korea on 13 October 2021.
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UK and NASA join forces on new mission to study ‘magnetic bubble’ around Sun
The UK Space Agency and NASA have agreed to work together on a mission to observe and map the heliosphere – the area of space surrounding the Sun filled with charged particles known as the solar wind.
Link: UK and NASA join forces on new mission to study ‘magnetic bubble’ around Sun
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