Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change
Responsibilities
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change supports the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change on issues and policies related to climate change. These include:
- Energy consumers
- The Green Deal
- Renewable Heat Incentive
- Energy efficiency and energy demand reduction
- Fuel poverty
- Decentralised energy (solar, marine, anaerobic digestion)
- Planning reform and consents
- Green Investment Bank
- Green jobs and skills
- Carbon budgets
- International climate change (including UNFCCC negotiations)
- Climate science
- Innovation
Before July 2014 this role was covered by the Minister of State for Climate Change.
Previous holders of this role
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The Rt Hon Amber Rudd
2014 to 2015