Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Amber Rudd became the UK Government's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the May 2015 general election. Before the election Amber was the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Climate Change Minister.

New direction for UK energy policy

Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 18 November 2015 - Climate Change, Coal, Innovation, Low carbon, Nuclear, Oil and gas, Renewable energy, Shale gas, Smart Meters

Affordable, reliable energy is critical to our economy, to our national security, and to family budgets. Our challenge is how to ensure energy remains the backbone of our economy while we transform to a low carbon system. We are doing …

Be an energy shopper

Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 9 October 2015 - Energy Bills

My number one priority is to keep bills down for hardworking families and businesses across the country. A fantastic way to do this is by switching energy supplier, with households saving £200 and some even more, by taking this simple …

Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on shale gas

Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 10 August 2015 - Regulation, Shale gas

We said in our Manifesto that we would support the safe development of shale gas and as a One Nation Government that’s what we will do, because it’s good for jobs, it’s part of our plan to ensure the potential …

Clear priorities for DECC

Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 9 July 2015 - Climate Change, Energy Bills, Energy efficiency, Innovation, Prices, Renewable energy

DECC’s priorities are clear: keeping bills as low as possible for hardworking families and businesses and powering the economy while decarbonising in the most cost-effective way. These are a challenging and critical set of objectives. DECC has a long term …

Energy, Climate Change and the Queen's Speech

Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 27 May 2015 - Climate Change, Low carbon, Oil and gas, Renewable energy

Today’s Queen’s Speech sets out our early priorities for the new Parliament. DECC’s priorities are clear: keeping the lights on and powering the economy; keeping bills low for families and businesses and getting a climate deal in Paris this year. …

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