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Department of Energy and Climate Change
Welsh: *Yr Adran Ynni a Newid yn yr Hinsawdd*
Department overview

3 Whitehall Place, London
Formed	2008
Dissolved	14 July 2016
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Headquarters	3 Whitehall Place, London
Annual budget	£1.5 billion (current) & £1.5 billion (capital) in 2011–12 ^[1]
Child Department	Oil and Gas Authority
Website	www.gov.uk/decc

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom created on 3 October 2008, by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions related to energy of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and those relating to climate change of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

It was led at time of closure by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd MP.^[2] Following Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister in July 2016, Rudd became Home Secretary and the department was disbanded and merged with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Greg Clark MP.

The department released a major White Paper in July 2009, setting out its purpose and plans.^[3] The majority of DECC's budget was spent on managing the historic nuclear sites in the United Kingdom, in 2012/13 this being 69% of its budget spent through the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The costs to the government of nuclear decommissioning are expected to increase when the last of the United Kingdom's Magnox reactors are shut down and no longer produce an income.^[4]

The department was somewhat resurrected in February 2023 with the creation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, carrying almost the same responsibilities as this department once did.

Ministers

Secretaries of State

Ed Miliband (2008–10)
Chris Huhne (2010–12)
Ed Davey (2012–15)
Amber Rudd (2015–16)

Ministers of State

Mike O'Brien (2008–09)
Joan Ruddock (2009–10)
Charles Hendry (2010–12)
John Hayes (2012–13)
Michael Fallon (2013–14)
Matthew Hancock (2014–15)
Andrea Leadsom (2015–16)

Management

Permanent Secretary (7 January 2013 – 14 July 2016) Stephen Lovegrove.^[5]
Acting Permanent Secretary (1 November 2012 – January 2013) Phil Wynn Owen.^[6]
Chief Scientific Advisor (October 2014 – 14 July 2016) John Loughhead; (October 2009 – 31 July 2014) David J. C. MacKay.^[7]

Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Bills 2014–15 and 2015–16

In July 2014, a private member's bill was proposed in Parliament, sponsored by Conservative MP Peter Bone, to abolish the Department of Energy and Climate Change and absorb its portfolio into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. In the House of Commons, it was scheduled for a second reading on 6 March 2015. However, as a private members bill, it was unlikely to be passed without government support, which in the event it failed to get.^[8]

Mr Bone reintroduced his Bill on 29 June 2015. It did not progress beyond its first reading.^[9] However, the proposed disbanding and merger did occur, shortly after the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister.

Devolution

The devolution of energy policy varies around the United Kingdom; most aspects in Great Britain are decided at Westminster. Key reserved and excepted energy matters (i.e. not devolved) are as follows:

Scotland ^[10]

Northern Ireland

Nuclear energy is excepted.^[11]

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is responsible for general energy policy.^[12]

Wales

Under the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales rather than reserved to Westminster.

References

^ Budget 2011 (PDF). London: HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "Green groups praise UK's new Energy and Climate Change Secretary". 247 Home Rescue Limited. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ "The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan". The Stationery Office. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "DECC Annual Report and Accounts". Energy and Climate Change Committee. House of Commons. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "New Permanent Secretary at DECC". Department of Energy & Climate Change. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
^ "Department of Energy & Climate Change Organizational Chart" (PDF). nationalarchives.gov.uk. December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Our Management Team". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Department of Energy & Climate Change. December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Bill 2014-15". parliament.co.uk. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ "House of Commons Debates: Bills Presented". www.parliament.uk. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ "Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part II". opsi.gov.uk.
^ "Northern Ireland Act 1998". www.opsi.gov.uk.
^ "Welcome to the Energy website". detini.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010.

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Department of Energy and Climate Change

v t e Energy secretaries of the United Kingdom
Ministers of Fuel, Light and Power	Gwilym Lloyd George Manny Shinwell Hugh Gaitskell Philip Noel-Baker
Minister of Co-ordination of Transport, Fuel and Power	Frederik Leathers
Ministers of Fuel and Power	Geoffrey Lloyd Aubrey Jones
Ministers of Power	Percy Mills Richard Wood Frederick Erroll
Ministers of Technology	Frank Cousins Tony Benn
Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry	John Davies Peter Walker
Secretaries of State for Energy	Peter Lord Carrington Eric Varley Tony Benn David Howell Nigel Lawson Peter Walker Cecil Parkinson John Wakeham
Presidents of the Board of Trade and Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry	Michael Heseltine Ian Lang Margaret Beckett Peter Mandelson Stephen Byers Patricia Hewitt Alan Johnson Alistair Darling
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	John Hutton
Secretaries of State for Energy and Climate Change	Ed Miliband Chris Huhne Ed Davey Amber Rudd
Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	Greg Clark Andrea Leadsom Alok Sharma Kwasi Kwarteng Jacob Rees-Mogg Grant Shapps Kemi Badenoch

Energy in the United Kingdom

Companies

Coal

Oil and
gas

Integrated	BP Shell
Exploration and production	Afren BHP Capricorn Energy Centrica Dana Petroleum Desire Petroleum Emerald Energy EnQuest Essar Energy Harbour Energy Hardy Oil and Gas JKX Oil & Gas Melrose Resources Ophir Energy Perenco Pharos Energy Regal Petroleum Rockhopper Exploration Star Energy Tullow Oil
Supply	Greenergy Murco Petroleum
Support	Abbot Group Amec Foster Wheeler Expro Hunting John Wood Group Petrofac Qserv Weir Group WesternGeco¹

Utilities

Integrated

Generation
and supply

Generation	Drax Group Engie Energy International Horizon Nuclear Power¹ Renantis Vattenfall UK¹ Vedanta Resources
Supply	100Green Bristol Energy Co-op Energy Ecotricity ESB Group Firmus Energy Good Energy Octopus Energy Opus Energy Outfox the Market OVO Energy Phoenix Natural Gas Shell Energy TotalEnergies Gas & Power Utilita Energy Utility Warehouse

Distribution

Electricity	Electricity North West¹ Northern Powergrid¹ SP Energy Networks¹ SSE Power Distribution UK Power Networks¹ Western Power Distribution¹
Gas	Cadent Gas Firmus Energy Northern Gas Networks Phoenix Natural Gas SGN Wales & West Utilities¹

Transmission

Electricity	National Grid² Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission SP Energy Networks¹
Gas	National Grid

Other

Companies with headquarters and/or registered office in the UK but no applicable energy operations within the country shown in italics ¹Ultimate parent company is not UK-based ²Integrated in the United States, no generation or supply activities in the UK

Energy sources

Biofuels	Biofuel power stations NNFCC Renewable Fuels Agency Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
Geothermal	Geothermal power stations
Hydroelectricity	Hydroelectric power stations Mersey Barrage Severn Barrage Wave farms
Solar power
Wind power	Offshore wind power List of offshore wind farms List of onshore wind farms North Seas Energy Cooperation Wind power in Scotland

Government and regulation

Organisations

Legislation and
initiatives

Non-governmental organisations

Charities and pressure groups	Ashden Award Bioregional Campaign against Climate Change Centre for Alternative Technology National Energy Action Stop Climate Chaos Tyndall Centre
Industry bodies	Association for Decentralised Energy Energy Institute Energy Networks Association Energy Retail Association Green Power Forum RenewableUK Utilities Intermediaries Association
Research	Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology Energy Technologies Institute Met Office Hadley Centre Narec Oil Depletion Analysis Centre Sunbury Research Centre UK Energy Research Centre

Energy conservation
Association for the Conservation of Energy British Energy Efficiency Federation Close the Door campaign Code for Sustainable Homes Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme EcoHomes Energy efficiency in British housing Energy Saving Trust Energy Saving Trust Recommended Greenhouse gas emissions HTB National Home Energy Rating

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