The Office of Energy and Climate Change (OECC) was established in the Treasury Cluster in April 2022.
OECC is led by Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability (ECCS) Andrew Lewis, and Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) Chief Executive James Hay, who each report to the NSW Treasury Secretary.
One of the central planks of NSW's economic policy agenda is ensuring the state leads the way on climate change and seizes the opportunities from the transformation to a new low-cost, clean energy economy. Establishing OECC within the Treasury Cluster enables the government to harness and leverage synergies and expertise across Treasury – and it opens up exciting new opportunities for Treasury to play a highly influential role in responding to the significant economic and environmental challenges.