On 07 May, the United Kingdom voted in the General Election. David Cameron now leads the UK as prime minister for his second term, this time with a conservative-dominated government. In this special edition of the nuances newsletter, we highlight the relevant ministers in the areas of energy, climate change, the environment and business. In addition, we report on the Department of Energy and Climate Change's stated goals under the new government and what this will mean for the United Kingdom.

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NEUE REGIERUNG
GROßBRITANNIENS
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DAVID CAMERON WIEDER PREMIERMINISTER
Am 07. Mai hat Großbritannien gewählt. David Cameron
führt nun als Premierminister eine konservative Allein-
Regierung. Anbei zeigen wir die relevanten Minister für die
Bereiche, Energie, Klimaschutz, Umwelt und Wirtschaft
auf.
DAVID CAMERON VOTED PRIME MINISTER FOR THE
SECOND TERM
On 07 May, the United Kingdom voted in the General
Election. David Cameron now leads the UK as prime
minister for his second term, this time with a conservative-
dominated government. In this special edition of the
nuances newsletter, we highlight the relevant ministers in
the areas of energy, climate change, the environment and
business.
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THEMEN / TOPICS:
NEUE REGIERUNG GROßBRITANNIENS 1
David Cameron wider Premierminister /
David Cameron voted Prime Minister for the
Second Term
„Queen‘s Speech“ über die zukünftige, Britische
Energiepolitik / UK Department of Energy
And Climate Change Responds to Queens Speech 2
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONEMENT, 3
FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Elizabeth Truss, MP Secretary of State
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND 3
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, 4
INNOVATION & SKILLS
The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the
Board of Trade

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„QUEEN‘S SPEECH“ ÜBER DIE ZUKÜNFTIGE,
BRITISCHE ENERGIEPOLITIK
In der sogenannten „Queen´s Speech” wurden am 27. Mai
die Rahmenbedingungen der zukünftigen britischen
Energiepolitik aufgezeigt. Schwerpunkte der konservativen
Regierung sollen die Weiterentwicklung des
Kapazitätsmarktes und die Dekarbonisierungsstrategie für
die Energiewirtschaft sein. Bei der „Queen’s Speech“ trägt
Königin Elisabeth II. die Regierungserklärung vor und
eröffnet damit das neu gewählte britische Parlament.
Mit dem Kapazitätsmarkt will Energieministerin Amber
Rudd sicherstellen, dass „bei Nachfragespitzen genug
Energie vorhanden ist“. Zudem hoffe sie, dass über den
Kapazitätsmarkt Investitionen in den Bereichen
erneuerbare Energie, Kernenergie sowie den fossilen
Energieträgern Gas und Öl generiert werden können.
Eine neue Regulierungsbehörde für die Energieträger Öl und
Gas soll geschaffen werden – mit dem Ziel, stabile
Rahmenbedingungen für die Förderung zu schaffen. Offen
bleibt noch, ob die Steuern für die Öl- und Gasförderung
erneut angehoben werden sollen, wie dies bei nahezu jeder
Vorgängerregierung der Fall war.
Kernthema der neuen, konservativen Regierung wird sein,
die Versorgung mit heimischen Energieversorgern zu
stärken. Eine wichtige Neuerung ist dabei, dass die
Kommunen die volle Planungshoheit für die Genehmigung
von Windparks und -rädern erhalten sollen.
Aktuell liegt noch keine Position Großbritanniens zur
europäischen Energieunion vor.
UK DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RESPONDS TO QUEEN’S SPEECH
The Queen’s 27 May speech to the UK Parliament has set
the agenda for energy and climate policy in the UK. The
focus of Prime Minister Cameron´s new cabinet is on
maintaining the capacity market for electricity and cutting
carbon emissions.
By maintaining the capacity market, the Department of
Energy and Climate Change (DECC) wants to “make sure
there is enough available energy to meet future peak
electricity demand” in the UK. It also hopes that this will
provide the means for investment in new energy
infrastructure. In addition, renewables, nuclear and shale
gas should play an important role.
Decarbonisation is also a key focus of the responsible
secretary of state, Amber Rudd. However, DECC’s sees an
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important role for oil and gas to ensure energy security. A
new independent regulator will be created to supervise
the exploration and production from the territorial sea and
UK continental shelf. At the moment it is unclear whether
taxes for exploration of oil and gas will be raised again as
previous governments have done.
The department will draft an energy bill focusing on “home-
grown energy sources rather than imports” in order to
“benefit the working people in Britain.” In addition to the
energy bill’s implications for oil and gas, wind power will also
be addressed.
Up until now, large-scale wind power farm applications
(those over 50mw) have been determined by the Secretary
of State for Energy and Climate Change – however, Rudd
stated on 28 May that planning powers will be turned over
to local planning authorities in order to make “decisions on
energy more democratic and give communities a direct say
in planning decisions.” It is early days, but there was no
mentioning of the European Energy Union.
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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT,
FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
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ELIZABETH TRUSS MP, SECRETARY OF STATE
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Elizabeth Truss began her career within the previous
government as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for
Education and Childcare in 2012. Truss was first appointed
to her current position in 2014.
As Secretary of State, she will be promoting the food
sectore in the UK while focusing on the environment as
well as rural areas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
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THE RT. HON. AMBER RUDD MP, SECRETARY OF
STATE
Amber Rudd was appointed Secretary of State for Energy
and Climate Change on 11 May 2015. From July 2014 until
May 2015, Rudd acted as Parliamentary Under Secretary
of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
She is the elected Conservative MP for Hastings & Rye.
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From 2012 to 2013, she was Parliamentary Private
Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and later
Assistant Whip.
Amber Rudd graduated from the University of Edinburgh
with a degree in history and pursued a career of
investment banking in London and New York after her
studies. Rudd later worked in venture capital, where she
established a freelance recruitment business. Rudd was
selected for Parliament in May 2010.

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DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS,
INNOVATION & SKILLS
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THE RT HON SAJID JAVID MP, SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE
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The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP was appointed Secretary of State
for Business, Innovation and Skills on 11 May 2015. From
April 2014 to May 2015, Javid served as Secretary of State
for Culture, Media and Sport. Javid has formerly held the
office of Economic and Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
He is the MP for Bromsgrove.
Javid has been the Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove
constituency since his election in the 2010 General Election.
He was a member of the Work and Pensions Select
Committee from June to November 2010.
Prior to Javid’s position as an MP, he worked in business and
finance. At the age of 25 he began his career in banking,
working for Chase Manhattan Bank and later Deutsche Bank
as a senior Managing Director. In 2009, Javid began his
career in politics.
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