Department of Energy and Climate Change

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008, to bring together:

energy policy (previously with BIS - the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills), and
climate change mitigation policy (previously with Defra - the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

We face unprecedented challenges to our environment, our economy, and the future security of our energy supplies – and the decisions we make now will affect the planet and our way of life for generations to come. DECC exists to tackle these challenges.

This new Department reflects the fact that climate change and energy policies are inextricably linked – two thirds of our emissions come from the energy we use. Decisions in one field cannot be made without considering the impacts in the other.

Our three overall objectives are to:

ensure our energy is secure, affordable and efficient
bring about the transition to a low-carbon Britain
achieve an international agreement on climate change at Copenhagen in December 2009

Check partner's website: http://decc.gov.uk