About the OCC
The Office of Climate Change (OCC) works across Government to support analytical work on climate change and the development of climate change policy and strategy. Many government departments are involved in tackling climate change, or in helping the UK and other countries adapt to its possible future impacts. The OCC is a shared resource for all departments.
The OCC's role is to:
- Run policy focused projects on difficult cross-cutting issues
- Programme manage (at a high level) the UK's climate change commitments
- Consolidate analysis and co-ordinate between departments
- Act as an advocate for climate change issues within government
The OCC also supports the Stern Team and the Committee on Climate Change. The remaining members of the team who produced the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change are also now based in the OCC. They continue to consolidate and disseminate the report's findings and support international negotiations. They also provide advice to other countries and regions who are planning similar work.
The Climate Change Bill proposes an independent Committee on Climate Change to advise the government on setting and achieving emissions reduction targets. To enable the Committee to make its first recommendations to government in December 2008, a shadow secretariat for the Committee has been set up to start the necessary detailed analytical work.
- The Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
- The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
- The Foreign Secretary (FCO)
- The Secretary of State for International Development (DFID)
- The Secretary of State for Transport (DfT)
- The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Communities)
The Office was set up in September 2006. We have 45 staff, seconded from across government and outside government. We bring together project teams with relevant expertise to do focussed analytical work on challenging issues that cross departmental boundaries. We then present our recommendations to departments to take forward. We are funded by the departments we work for.
OCC Structure
Please click here for a diagram illustrating the structure of the office of climate change.
Page last modified: 18-02-08
Page published: 27-11-07