Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Not to be confused with the defunct Department of Energy (United Kingdom).
| Department of Energy and Climate Change | |
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| Department overview | |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Annual budget | £1.5 billion (current) & £1.5 billion (capital) in 2011-12 [1] |
| Department executive | Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change |
| Website | |
| www.gov.uk/decc | |
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is a British government department created on 3 October 2008 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (energy) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (climate change). It is led by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, currently the Rt Hon Ed Davey MP.
The Department released a major White Paper in July 2009 setting out its purpose and plans.[2]
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Ministers [edit]
The DECC Ministers are as follows: [3]
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
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| The Rt Hon Ed Davey MP | Secretary of State | DECC strategy and budgets; Electricity market reform; Carbon price; Annual Energy Statement; Energy security; National Security Council; DECC delivery landscape; Devolved Administrations; Carbon Plan; 2050 Pathways; Renewable energy strategy | |
| Gregory Barker MP | Minister of State for Climate Change | The Green Deal; CERT, CESP & ECO; Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO); Energy demand reduction (including its contribution to EMR); Public sector energy efficiency, including greening DECC; Green jobs and skills, SMEs and growth; Promoting the interests of energy consumers; Fuel Poverty, Warm Home Discount and Warm Front; National and international climate change; National carbon markets and EU ETS (including Energy Intensive Industries); Climate science; Carbon budgets; Carbon reduction commitment; Green Investment Bank; Heat, including the Renewable Heat Incentive; Decentralised/community energy and small scale renewables (inc cooperative / local ownership and business rates); FITs; Energy innovation, including marine energy (wave and tidal) and geothermal; Planning reform and consents | |
| Michael Fallon MP | Minister of State for Energy | Energy Bill; Supports the SoS on EMR; Security of supply; International energy; CCS, gas and coal policy; Nuclear policy; Renewable energy deployment; Grid policy including smart grids and network of recharging points; Oil and Gas exploration,; licensing and revenues; Offshore environment and decommissioning; Regulation and competition in the energy sector (incl. nuclear); Waste and decommissioning policy for new nuclear; Resilience and emergency preparedness; Energy Council; Coal Authority; Lean regulation | |
| Baroness Verma | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Departmental performance and Delivery; Efficiency; Managing liabilities, including coal health and the Concessionary Fuel Scheme; Departmental business in the Lords; Transparency; Managing the nuclear legacy, including NDA performance and delivery (supported by the Shareholder Executive) and policy on plutonium and MOX; URENCO; Geological Disposal Facility (GDF); Civil nuclear security, including responsibility for the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; Smart meters; Nuclear safety and regulation; Nuclear non-proliferation; Supports Greg Barker on Green Deal and fuel poverty | |
| Key | Conservative | |
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| Liberal Democrat |
Management [edit]
- Permanent Secretary (7 January 2013 -) Stephen Lovegrove.[4]
- Acting Permanent Secretary (1 November 2012 –) Phil Wynn Owen.[5]
- Chief Scientific Advisor (October 2009 –) David J. C. MacKay.[6]
Devolution [edit]
The devolution of energy policy varies around the UK; most aspects in Great Britain are decided at Westminster. Key reserved and excepted energy matters (i.e. not devolved) are as follows:
Scotland [7]
Northern Ireland
Nuclear energy is excepted.[8]
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is responsible for general energy policy.[9]
Wales
Under the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales rather than reserved to Westminster.
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Budget 2011. London: HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ See The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, The Stationary Office, 2009-07-15. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
- ^ Cabinet Office List of Government Departments and Ministers: Department of Energy and Climate Change
- ^ Department of Energy & Climate Change Press Notice, 7 January 2013
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part II
- ^ Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 3
- ^ DETI Energy website
External links [edit]
- Official website
- UK Government - low carbon news site
- Moira Wallace official biography
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