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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; DECC</title>
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	<description>Advancing ecology and making it count</description>
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		<title>The Energy Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/13/the-energy-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/13/the-energy-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency released its 2012 World Energy Outlook yesterday; it presents analytical insights into today’s energy market, environmental issues and economic development with projections for 2035. It reveals the current transformation taking place within the oil and gas &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/13/the-energy-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Peatlands &#8211; Demonstrating Success</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bangor University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BES Annual Symposium 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IUCN UK National Committee Peatlands Programme]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week ecologists from across the UK, Europe and from as far away as Tibet descended upon Bangor University to consider the major challenges and opportunities facing the restoration and conservation of the globe’s peatlands. The meeting was organised jointly &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parliamentarians to Consider the Science behind Bioenergy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/25/parliamentarians-to-consider-the-science-behind-bioenergy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/25/parliamentarians-to-consider-the-science-behind-bioenergy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DECC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An event in Westminster on Tuesday 10th July will allow parliamentarians, and other interested individuals, to consider the science behind bioenergy. Organised by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), and sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/25/parliamentarians-to-consider-the-science-behind-bioenergy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government to tick all the boxes with the new bioenergy strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/30/government-to-tick-all-the-boxes-with-the-new-bioenergy-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/30/government-to-tick-all-the-boxes-with-the-new-bioenergy-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government’s new Bioenergy Strategy released last week aims to accelerate the use of renewable energy generated sustainably from biomass. Bioenergy is stated in the strategy as ‘one of the most versatile forms of low carbon and renewable energy’ &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/30/government-to-tick-all-the-boxes-with-the-new-bioenergy-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Government Announces £1bn to Support Carbon Capture and Storage</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/03/uk-government-announces-1bn-to-support-carbon-capture-and-storage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/03/uk-government-announces-1bn-to-support-carbon-capture-and-storage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbon Capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new £1 billion competition has been announced by the UK Government to support the development of industrial scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. So far CCS has been developed on small scales but no commercial scale test of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/03/uk-government-announces-1bn-to-support-carbon-capture-and-storage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The most complex negotiations the world has ever tackled&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/19/the-most-complex-negotiations-the-world-has-ever-tackled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/19/the-most-complex-negotiations-the-world-has-ever-tackled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DECC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK is engaged in &#8216;the most complex negoitations the world has ever tackled&#8217;, as it works with other nations to forge an agreement around how to address dangerous climate change. So said a senior policy adviser from the Department &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/19/the-most-complex-negotiations-the-world-has-ever-tackled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New energy and environment ministers announced</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron has now announced his new Cabinet, including the key environmental portfolios within the coalition government. Policies in this sector have caused significant disagreements between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives in the past, most notably on nuclear energy which &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coal &amp; the Question of Carbon Capture &amp; Storage</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/coal-the-question-of-carbon-capture-storage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/coal-the-question-of-carbon-capture-storage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A member of the Policy Team yesterday attended a meeting of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee to discuss the vexed question of coal-fired energy generation and ‘Carbon Capture &#38; Storage’ (CCS). The Conservative Shadow Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, gave a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/coal-the-question-of-carbon-capture-storage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Climate Change Policies, or How Are We Going to Achieve an 80% Cut in Emissions?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/uk-climate-change-policies-or-how-are-we-going-to-achieve-an-80-cut-in-emissions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/uk-climate-change-policies-or-how-are-we-going-to-achieve-an-80-cut-in-emissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A member of the Policy Team today attended a very interesting set of talks by David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), and Jonathan Brearley, Director of the Office of Climate Change. Dr. Kennedy spoke first, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/uk-climate-change-policies-or-how-are-we-going-to-achieve-an-80-cut-in-emissions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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