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Definition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Department of Energy and Climate Change

 
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv ˌenədʒi ən ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/
 
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv ˌenərdʒi ən ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/
(abbreviation DECC)
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  1. a former British government department which was responsible for policy on energy supply and for encouraging the use of cleaner sources of energy. It was formed in 2008. In 2016 it joined the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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