News update from Eddie Proffitt 29/5/10

01.06.2010

1. Ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Press Release)
The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today:

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• DECC strategy and budgets
• Energy market reform
• Carbon price
• Annual Energy Statement
• Energy Security
• National Security White Paper
• DECC Delivery Landscape
• Devolved Administrations
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Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change
Supports the Secretary of State on:
• Climate change
• International climate change
• Climate Science
• Energy efficiency
• The Green Deal
• Public sector energy efficiency including greening DECC
• Carbon reduction commitment
• Climate Change Agreements
• Fuel poverty
• Social tariffs
• Warm Front
• Promoting interests of energy consumers
• Green Economy, green jobs and skills
• Green Investment Bank
• Green ISAs
• Decentralised energy and small scale renewables (inc cooperative/local ownership and business rates)
• Energy innovation, including marine energy (wave and tidal)
• Heat
• Environment Council
• National Carbon Markets & EU ETS
• CERT and CESP
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Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State for Energy
Supports the Secretary of State on:
• Security of supply
• Resilience and emergency preparedness
• Renewable energy
• CCS and coal policy
• New nuclear
• Grid policy including smart grids and network of recharging points
• Smart meters
• Gas policy
• Oil and Gas exploration, licensing and revenues
• Offshore environment and decommissioning
• Planning reform and consents
• Levies policy
• Regulation and competition in the energy sector
• Nuclear waste, decommissioning, NDA
• Plutonium
• Nuclear safety and security
• Nuclear non-proliferation
• International energy
• International oil markets
• Energy Council
• Coal Authority
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Lord Marland of Odstock, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Supports the Secretary of State on:
• Departmental performance and delivery
• Efficiency
• Lean regulation
• Departmental Carbon Budgets
• Managing liabilities, including coal health and the Concessionary Fuel Scheme
• Departmental business in the Lords

2. Oslo Climate and Forest Conference: Press statement from Minister for Climate Change Greg Barker

UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, attending the Oslo Climate and Forest conference, heralded the establishment of the Interim REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) Partnership Agreement as a real demonstration of commitment towards agreeing an ambitious climate change deal.