Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Agency overview
Formed 8 March 2010[1]
Preceding agency
Dissolved 25 March 2013[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Employees 995 (as at June 2011)
Annual budget A$224 million (2010–11)
Agency executives
Child agency
Website www.climatechange.gov.au
Footnotes
2011 Annual Report

The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency was an Australian Government department. Its role was to serve the people of Australia by developing a more prosperous and sustainable Australia by leading and coordinating the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, promotion of energy efficiency, adaptation to climate change and shaping of global solutions.

The Department was led by its Secretary, Blair Comley PSM who was responsible to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Honourable Greg Combet AM MP. The minister was assisted by the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP.

On 25 March 2013, responsibility for Climate Change passed to the newly formed Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.[2][1]

Organisation

The Clean Energy Regulator was a statutory authority formed 2 April 2012, which was part of the department.

Mission and outcomes

The department dealt with:[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 CA 9310: The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 December 2013
  2. ↑ "Ministers".
  3. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Government of Australia. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
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