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==Background==
 
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The Department brings together much of the [[Climate Change Group]], previously housed within the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] (Defra), with the [[Energy Group]] from the [[Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]] (BERR).<ref>DECC [http://www.decc.gov.uk/ Department of Energy and Climate Change], Page last modified: 16 October 2008, Page published: 3 October 2008</ref>
 
The Department brings together much of the [[Climate Change Group]], previously housed within the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] (Defra), with the [[Energy Group]] from the [[Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]] (BERR).<ref>DECC [http://www.decc.gov.uk/ Department of Energy and Climate Change], Page last modified: 16 October 2008, Page published: 3 October 2008</ref>
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Revision as of 08:58, 7 July 2010

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Background

The Department brings together much of the Climate Change Group, previously housed within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the Energy Group from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).[1]

History

Funding and finances

People

  • The Secretary of State for the DECC is Ed Miliband.
  • Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP
  • Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE (jointly with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP

Civil Servants and their roles under Energy & Climate Change International

  • Graham White--Director (Acting) International Energy, Technology & Carbon Markets
  • Tim Abraham--Head Europe
  • John Neve--Head International. The Head International position is the head of international negotiations, and is responsible for negotiations in the United Nations, the European Union and Near Negotiations.
  • Ashley Ibbett--Head International Oil

(See also link to Organogram link below)

Civil Servants under Energy Markets and Infrastructure

(See also link to Organogram link below)

Civil Servants under National Climate Change and Consumer Support

Affiliations

Subsidiaries

The DECC is also responsible for the Committee on Climate Change.

Resources

A document on the DECC website shows the structural organisation of the DECC[2]

Publications

Contact details, Resources, Notes

Contact

Head Office

  • Address: 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH
  • Phone: General enquiries: 0300 060 4000
  • Email: enquiries@decc.gsi.gov.uk
  • Fax:
  • Website: http://www.decc.gov.uk

External Resources

Notes

  1. DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change, Page last modified: 16 October 2008, Page published: 3 October 2008
  2. DECC Organogram, available at http://www.cjajobs.com/DECC/our-groups--structure, accessed 19 Nov 2009