▁cut ▁means - test ed ▁p ension ▁benefits , ▁[ and ▁create ] ▁personal ▁accounts ". ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁non - polit ical ▁qu ango ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁National ▁P ension ▁Sav ings ▁Sch eme , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁a ▁National ▁P ensions ▁Day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁as ▁Director - General ▁for ▁National ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Support ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director - General ▁for ▁International ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁and ▁Energy ▁E ffic iency . ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁" o fficial ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁' green ing ' ▁Britain ' s ▁economy ". ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁department ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁having ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁between ▁Mo ira ▁Wal lace ' s ▁departure ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Love gro ve ' s ▁appointment ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁W yn n ▁O wen ▁was ▁also ▁Deput y ▁Chair ▁and ▁Non - Exec utive ▁Director ▁of ▁Ma id stone ▁and ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 1 3 . ▁ ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Aud itors ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁W yn n ▁O wen ▁became ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of