Petition · past parliament
I would like the reinstatement of the climate change department.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Theresa May has closed the climate change department. She has moved the responsibility to a new department for business. Relegating the issue of climate change to a subcategory within a department is going to lower the priority of the issue. Please reinstate climate change as a department.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36795912
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/theresa-may-must-step-up-efforts-to-green-the-uks-energy-supply-says-un
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/nash-riggins/theresa-may_b_11009628.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/theresa-may-must-step-up-efforts-to-green-the-uks-energy-supply-says-un
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/nash-riggins/theresa-may_b_11009628.html
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.