Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

We’re responsible for UK energy security, protecting billpayers and reaching net zero. DESNZ is a ministerial department, supported by 14 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
• The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
• Andrew Bowie MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nuclear and Networks)
• Amanda Solloway MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability)
• Lord Callanan
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Stop the use of nuclear energy and prioritise renewable energy
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  13 signatures so far

• Decouple electricity prices from gas prices
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  39 signatures so far

• Lift the ban on new UK oil & gas exploration licences to improve energy security
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  932 signatures so far

• Ban domestic flights on routes that can be travelled by train in under 4.5 hours
  Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
  90 signatures so far

• Regulate companies supplying heating oil and LPG
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  57 signatures so far

• Abolish 'green' taxes and VAT on energy and fuel and reduce the fuel levy
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Pause pylon projects and bring in regulations to provide community support
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  1,403 signatures so far

• Reduce fuel duty tax to at least half of the current rates
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  49 signatures so far

• Restructure the UK Energy Market to Adopt the Norwegian Model of Resource Wealth
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Mandate independent inspections for government-funded retrofit schemes
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  49 signatures so far

• Cut Fuel Duty by the Amount of Extra VAT Gained During Rapid Fuel Increases
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  87 signatures so far

• Reopen viable coal mines & north sea gas & oil fields
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  60 signatures so far

• Fund a “Prepare Homes Before Heat Pumps” staged retrofit framework
  Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Cap retail oil and gas prices
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  86 signatures so far

• Make the most of our own natural resources. Allow companies to drill gas and oil
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  215 signatures so far

• Expand the Great British Energy-funding for solar schools to every school
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  79 signatures so far

• Enforce measures recommended in the Public Accounts Committee's report on ECO4
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  89 signatures so far

• Make Solar Affordable: Tax Relief, NI Deduction, 0% VAT
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  54 signatures so far

• Ban atmospheric geoengineering in UK
  Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
  40,011 signatures so far

• Repeal Net Zero targets & Climate Change Act. Stop Renewable energy expansion
  Opened on Tuesday 17th February 2026
  1,589 signatures so far

• Require energy companies to allow changing from smart meter to traditional one
  Opened on Friday 13th February 2026
  68 signatures so far

• Make domestic battery installations mandatory for new homes under the FHS
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Launch a review of eligibility for the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme
  Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
  593 signatures so far

• Create a coordination body for Nationally Significant Energy Projects (NSIPs)
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  2,779 signatures so far

• Review decision to end the ECO scheme, assess the economic and social impact
  Opened on Thursday 29th January 2026
  155 signatures so far

• Require boiler service companies to comply with the Priority Service Register
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  49 signatures so far

• Introduce a National Baseline Energy Guarantee for All UK Households
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Remove VAT on all public utility bills
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  108 signatures so far

• Extend ECO4 for 9 months to help businesses transition to Warm Homes Plan
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  42 signatures so far

• Require Councils to Permit Cross-Pavement EV Charging
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Reform UK Energy Standing Charges
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  1,167 signatures so far

• Increase funding for sustainable energy sources
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  63 signatures so far

• Redirect 10% of annual Net Zero spend to Build Sea Defences
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Abolish the Energy Profits Levy & review the tax regime for North Sea energy
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  720 signatures so far

• Government to Direct Ofgem to Remove Standing Charge for Homes with Solar Panels
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Require utility companies to refund standing charge when no service
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  91 signatures so far

• Include glass bottles in the deposit return scheme (DRS)
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Government should stop using farm when referring to electricity generation sites
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  65 signatures so far

• Prioritise climate change action and stop producing fossil fuels
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  85 signatures so far

• Reopen British oil and gas fields using taxpayer funds for UK use only
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  664 signatures so far

• Scrap and replace the Marginal Pricing Model for UK Energy
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  124 signatures

• Require providers to offer a dual fuel social tariff for disabled/low earners
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  43 signatures

• Amend the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ban wind farms on protected peatland
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  8,829 signatures

• We call on Government to support the Climate and Nature Bill
  Open from Thursday 25th September 2025 to Wednesday 25th March 2026
  501 signatures

• Create a monthly, free personal carbon allowance to limit carbon usage
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  29 signatures

• Pause UK offshore CO₂ storage projects and conduct full safety and legal review
  Open from Friday 19th September 2025 to Thursday 19th March 2026
  29,549 signatures

• Reduce VAT on public electric vehicle charging to 5% in line with home charging
  Open from Friday 5th September 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
  62 signatures

• Ban solar panels on farmland & require new build homes to have solar panels
  Open from Tuesday 19th August 2025 to Thursday 19th February 2026
  1,269 signatures

• Universal basic electricity allowance for all households, with usage thresholds
  Open from Tuesday 19th August 2025 to Thursday 19th February 2026
  172 signatures

• Require public sector funds to fully divest from the fossil fuel industry
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  66 signatures

• Fund and distribute a leaflet on climate change to every UK household
  Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
  360 signatures

• Decouple electricity prices from gas and commit to phasing out fossil fuels
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  139 signatures

• Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
  Open from Wednesday 9th July 2025 to Friday 9th January 2026
  653 signatures

• Make smart meters compulsory, with a deadline
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  15 signatures

• Ban "small-scale fracking" for onshore oil and gas
  Open from Friday 4th July 2025 to Sunday 4th January 2026
  10,626 signatures

• Require energy companies to offer analogue meters
  Open from Tuesday 17th June 2025 to Wednesday 17th December 2025
  650 signatures

• Introduce gas and electricity price caps for businesses
  Open from Tuesday 17th June 2025 to Wednesday 17th December 2025
  44 signatures

• Increase UK investment in renewable energy
  Open from Monday 2nd June 2025 to Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  62 signatures

• Fund Solar Panels for not-for-profit leisure centres
  Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
  52 signatures

• Ban Digital Billboards in Cities to Reduce Light Pollution/Adverts & Save Energy
  Open from Friday 16th May 2025 to Sunday 16th November 2025
  78 signatures

• Abolish the Energy Profits Levy
  Open from Thursday 15th May 2025 to Saturday 15th November 2025
  934 signatures

• Review regulations on Battery Energy Storage Systems
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  2,994 signatures

• Pause and review the net zero renewable energy development drive.
  Open from Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025
  1,476 signatures

• Ban import of petrol & diesel from countries which import & refine Russian oil
  Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
  118 signatures

• Ban fracking and drilling operations in coastal communities in England
  Open from Thursday 17th April 2025 to Friday 17th October 2025
  148 signatures

• Stop building solar/wind farms until a cost-benefit analysis is made public
  Open from Thursday 3rd April 2025 to Friday 3rd October 2025
  3,396 signatures

• Review marginal cost pricing and energy bills
  Open from Thursday 27th March 2025 to Saturday 27th September 2025
  64 signatures

• Do not support deployment of small modular reactors
  Open from Wednesday 26th March 2025 to Friday 26th September 2025
  19 signatures

• Retain the UK's stockpile of Plutonium and make more
  Open from Tuesday 18th March 2025 to Thursday 18th September 2025
  139 signatures

• Require recycling facilities for blister packs in all dispensaries and chemists
  Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
  466 signatures

• More investment in tidal energy generation
  Open from Thursday 13th March 2025 to Saturday 13th September 2025
  56 signatures

• Introduce differentiated energy pricing, tax breaks and a Transition Energy Fund
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
  35 signatures

• UK Government to assess whether COP could be held online once every two years
  Open from Thursday 30th January 2025 to Wednesday 30th July 2025
  33 signatures

• Review regulation utility companies dividends and infrastructure investment
  Open from Tuesday 28th January 2025 to Monday 28th July 2025
  91 signatures

• Ban boilers that use natural gas in all new house builds
  Open from Monday 27th January 2025 to Sunday 27th July 2025
  79 signatures

• Introduce an annual Windfall Tax on the most profitable Energy Firms
  Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
  94 signatures

• Ban wind farms on protected peat land in England
  Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
  15,437 signatures

• Restart issuing oil and gas licenses in the North Sea
  Open from Tuesday 21st January 2025 to Monday 21st July 2025
  10,562 signatures

• Debate NetZero policy so UK gas production isn’t replaced with foreign imports.
  Open from Tuesday 7th January 2025 to Monday 7th July 2025
  1,195 signatures

• Require energy companies to incorporate standing charges into unit prices
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  99 signatures

• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
  Open from Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 23rd June 2025
  160,624 signatures

• Increase the installation of solar panels on commercial rooftops and carparks.
  Open from Monday 16th December 2024 to Monday 16th June 2025
  367 signatures

• Cap public electric vehicle (EV) charging station rates.
  Open from Monday 9th December 2024 to Monday 9th June 2025
  240 signatures

• Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and Net Zero targets
  Open from Friday 6th December 2024 to Friday 6th June 2025
  21,322 signatures

• Hold a referendum on achieving net zero goals.
  Open from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Tuesday 27th May 2025
  7,041 signatures

• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
  Open from Tuesday 12th November 2024 to Monday 12th May 2025
  110,470 signatures

• Make Shared Ownership and Social Housing eligible for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
  Open from Monday 11th November 2024 to Sunday 11th May 2025
  104 signatures

• Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
  Open from Friday 8th November 2024 to Thursday 8th May 2025
  24,114 signatures

• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11,944 signatures

• Pause Smart Meter roll out and hold a Public Inquiry into the issues and costs
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  49 signatures

• Nationalise the energy sector
  Open from Wednesday 3rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  70 signatures

• Remove statutory defence for not meeting pipeline safety requirements
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,080 signatures

• Give the UK people a Referendum on Net Zero
  Open from Tuesday 27th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,321 signatures

• Review consumer prices and profit making in the energy sector
  Open from Tuesday 27th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  42 signatures

• Stop any new oil and gas exploration licences being issued
  Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  65 signatures

• Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and Net Zero targets
  Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13,581 signatures

• Extend the Warm House Discount criteria to cover all receiving benefits
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Implement a social energy tariff for disabled and financially vulnerable people
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,787 signatures

• Make direct payments to energy customers eligible for Warm Home Discount Scheme
  Open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

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