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1989 Jun 5 - 1989 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2657
Environmental Affairs (Environmental policy: environmental pollution: climate change; proposed White Paper on the Environment) (Part 11)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 488
Any docs withheld? 3

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89 May 6 Sa Major Environment: George Guise and John Mills minute to MT ("Greenhouse Effect: Draft European Council Resolution") [could restrict UK's freedom of manoeuvre] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 2 Fr Major Environment: No.10 record of conversation (MT-David Cope) [electoral acceptability of long-term environmental policies, regulation, nuclear power] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 6 Tu Major Environment: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Global Climate Change") [draft EC resolution on greenhouse effect] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 7 We Major Environment: Charles Powell minute to Ridley PS ("Global Climate Change") [MT wants him to "be vigilant for any attempts to extend EC competence in this area"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 13 Tu Major Environment: Charles Powell minute to Ridley PS ("Clean Air") [letter from President Bush (temporarily retained)] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 14 We Major Environment: Carolyn Sinclair minute to MT ("Greenery") [outline of material that could be used in a speech] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 16 Fr Major Environment: Caroline Slocock minute to MT ("Greenery") [speech on countryside and conservation] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 20 Tu Major Environment: Caroline Slocock minute to MT ("Meeting with David Cope, Director of the Centre for Economic and Environmental Development, 21 June") [environmental issues in an economic context] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 22 Th Major Environment: David Young minute to John Major ("Global Climate: ERS-2") [funding in the PES round] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 23 Fr Major Environment: Cecil Parkinson minute to MT ("Climate Change: New Public Sector Energy Efficiency Campaign") [to demonstrate government's commitment to efficiency] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 27 Tu Major Environment: Greg Bourne minute to MT ("New Public Sector Energy Efficiency Campaign") [efforts to ensure departments measure energy usage] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 29 Th Major Environment: Caroline Slocock minute to Parkinson PS ("Climate Change: New Public Sector Energy Efficiency Campaign") [publication of targets and figures on energy usage] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jun 30 Fr Major Environment: Ridley PS minute to Charles Powell ("Global Environment: Economic Issues Paper for the Prime Minister") ["economic progress need not be at the expense of the environment"] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 3 Mo Major Environment: Charles Powell minute to Ridley PS ("Global Environment: Economic Issues") [MT amendments to paper on economic aspects of international environmental issues] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 4 Tu Major Environment: Ridley PS minute to Charles Powell (Clean Air) [Bush has written to MT and Mitterrand only on this topic] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 7 Fr Minor Environment: Robin Butler minute to Geoffrey Howe (World Environmental Conference) [British Committee appointees] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 10 Mo Minor Environment: David Cope letter to Caroline Slocock (UK's environmental role) [latest report] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 10 Mo Major Environment: UKE Paris record of conversation (Tickell-Rocard) [international climate initiatives, Hague Declaration] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 12 We Major Environmental Affairs: Alan Walters minute for Gray ("Rainforest Protection - the Goldsmith idea and an alternative proposal") [proposal to set up a FORESAVE body; "this is an occasion where Britain could clearly take the initiative and lead the OECD countries" ] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 Jul 12 We Major Environment: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Integrated Pollution Control") [proposed new statutory regulatory framework] [declassified Dec 2016]