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| | | Duty of the Secretary of State to improve energy efficiency |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must prepare and publish a plan for achieving the principal |
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| | | purpose set out in section 1(1) in England. |
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| | | (2) | The plan must establish specific aims and describe the proposed means of |
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| | | achieving them together with methods for reporting on progress towards meeting |
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| | | (3) | In preparing the plan, the Secretary of State must take account of any plans |
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| | | produced under section 60(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. |
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| | | (4) | Where an aim is designated under this section, the Secretary of State must take |
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| | | all reasonable steps to achieve the aim. |
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| | | (5) | The plan prepared under subsection (1) must be published no later than 12 months |
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| | | after the day on which this section comes into force. |
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| | | (6) | The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after publishing a |
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| | | plan under this section lay it before Parliament. |
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| | | (7) | The Secretary of State must, within one year of each order setting a carbon budget |
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| | | under section 8(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008, review the plan prepared and |
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| | | published under this section. |
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| | | (8) | Where, following a review under subsection (7), the Secretary of State varies the |
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| | | plan, he must, as soon as reasonably practicable after so doing, publish the plan |
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| | | Annual report on progress |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (annual reports towards sustainable |
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| | | energy aims) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In subsection (1) (sustainable energy report) after paragraph (e) insert “and (f) |
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| | | achieving the aims established by the plans produced under section 2 of the |
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| | | Energy Act 2011 and section 60(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009”’. |
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| | | Carbon dioxide emissions performance standards for electricity generation |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall by regulation establish a carbon dioxide emissions |
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| | | performance standard of 300g/kWh as the maximum level of carbon dioxide that |
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| | | may be emitted per unit of output by all new, extended, or upgraded electricity |
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| | | generating stations with a capacity of 50 megawatts or more. |
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| | | (2) | In addition to the emissions performance standard required by subsection (1) the |
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| | | Secretary of State shall by regulation establish the maximum level of carbon |
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| | | dioxide that may be emitted per unit of output for all existing electricity |
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| | | generators of a capacity of 50 megawatts or more. |
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| | | (3) | The level of the emissions performance standard introduced pursuant to |
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| | | subsection (2) shall be set with a view to requiring, within a reasonable period of |
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| | | time, widespread deployment of technology, or other actions necessary to |
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| | | completely phase out unabated electricity generation from fossil fuels, on time |
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| | | scales consistent with the advice of the Committee on Climate Change. |
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| | | (4) | In establishing the level of the carbon dioxide emissions performance standards |
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| | | required by subsections (1) and (2) the Secretary of State shall obtain and take |
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| | | (a) | the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about climate change; |
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| | | (b) | the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, particularly in relation |
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| | | to carbon budgets, medium- and long-term emission reduction targets, |
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| | | and future emissions from the electricity generating sector. |
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| | | (5) | Regulations made under this section— |
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| | | (a) | shall be made by statutory instrument; |
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| | | (b) | shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by |
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| | | resolution of each House of Parliament. |
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| | | (6) | The regulations required by subsections (1) and (2) shall be laid before |
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| | | Parliament within six months from the date on which this Act is passed, with the |
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| | | emissions performance standard required by subsection (1) entering into force no |
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| | | later than 12 months from the date on which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | The intention of this amendment is to enable and require the Secretary of State to introduce carbon |
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| | | dioxide emissions performance standards to set the maximum amount of carbon dioxide emissions |
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| | | that may be emitted from individual electricity generating stations. |
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| | | Micro combined heat and power passive flue gas heat recovery devices |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the passing of this Act consider |
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| | | | to require all new boilers installed in domestic properties to be— |
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| | | (i) | micro combined heat and power units; and |
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| | | (ii) | to include passive flue gas heat recovery devices. |
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| | | “micro combined heat and power” means a combined heat and power unit |
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| | | designed for residential properties or other small buildings; |
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| | | “passive flue gas heat recovery devices” means technology that can use the |
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| | | waste heat from condensing boilers in order to heat water.’. |
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| | | Advice on benefits of passive flue gas heat recovery systems (PFGHRS) |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | For the purpose of enabling him to assess the benefits of PFGHRS in dealing with |
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| | | fuel poverty the Secretary of State must request the advice of the bodies specified |
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| | | (2) | The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are— |
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| | | (a) | the Energy Saving Trust; |
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| | | (b) | the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group; and |
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| | | (c) | the Building Research Establishment. |
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| | | (3) | A request for advice made pursuant to subsection (1) may also include a request |
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| | | for advice as to how PFGHRS can assist in combating climate change. |
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| | | (4) | The Climate Change Committee must within 12 months consider and produce a |
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| | | report on the ways in which PFGHRS can assist in dealing with climate change. |
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| | | “PFGHRS” means technology that can use the waste heat from condensing |
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| | | boilers in order to heat water.’. |
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| | | Cost benefit assessment of energy saving and energy generating |
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| | | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the passing of this Act publish |
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| | | an assessment (“the assessment”) of the costs and benefits of saving energy |
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| | | compared with those of generating energy. |
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| | | (2) | In this section saving energy includes measures to— |
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| | | (a) | reduce demand for energy; |
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| | | (c) | use energy more efficiently. |
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| | | (3) | Before publishing the assessment the Secretary of State must consult— |
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| | | (a) | such bodies as in the Secretary of State’s opinion represent— |
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| | | (i) | the energy efficiency industry; |
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| | | (ii) | the energy generating industry; and |
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| | | (iii) | environmental interests; and |
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| | | (b) | such other persons as considered appropriate. |
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| | | (4) | The Secretary of State must take into account the assessment when making any |
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| | | estimates, projections or policies regarding the amount of energy that is required |
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| | | to be generated in order to satisfy the needs of the United Kingdom.’. |
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| | | Title, line 10, after ‘electricity;’, insert ‘about the security of nuclear construction sites;’. |
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| Title, line 10, after ‘sites;’ insert ‘for an annual report on contribution to carbon |
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| | emissions reduction targets; for action relating to the energy efficiency of residential |
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| | accommodation in England;’. |
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| | | Title, line 10, after ‘sites’, insert ‘and offshore infrastructure; for the use of pipelines for |
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| | carbon capture and storage’. |
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| | | Title, line 10, after ‘sites;’, insert ‘about renewable heat incentives in Northern Ireland;’. |
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| | | Title, line 11, after ‘Authority;’, insert ‘for an amendment of section 137 of the Energy |
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| | | Title, line 11, after third ‘the’, insert ‘amendment and’. |
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| | | Order of the House [10 maY 2011] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill [Lords]— |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 21 June 2011. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | | consideration of any Message from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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