Petition · past parliament
Reinstate the Department for Energy and Climate Change.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
PM Theresa May has made it one of her first acts to abolish said department, and instead joined it to the new Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. In times like these the Department for Energy and Climate Change should not be abolished, but instead prioritised for its importance.
The Committee on Climate Change recently released a 2,000 page report that highlights widespread flooding, and increasing temperatures across the UK in the coming years.
This is also coinciding with the reports that April broke the global temperature record, marking seven consecutive months of record breaking temperatures (NASA).
Its imperative that these issues are addressed right now, as they pose a threat to the world as we know it.
This is also coinciding with the reports that April broke the global temperature record, marking seven consecutive months of record breaking temperatures (NASA).
Its imperative that these issues are addressed right now, as they pose a threat to the world as we know it.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jul 2016
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