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Set
sectoral targets relating to energy generation and consumption;
to make
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provision for the sectoral targets
to be met; and for connected purposes.
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
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Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the same, as follows:—
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The purposes of this Act are—
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to help ensure that any targets
for the reduction of carbon dioxide
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emissions in the United Kingdom
that are specified in any Act are met;
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to help ensure that the energy
needs of the United Kingdom, as
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determined by the Secretary of
State, are met; and
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(c)
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to contribute to international
efforts to combat climate change.
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(1)
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The Secretary of State must
take all reasonable steps to ensure that the targets
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specified in this section are
met.
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(2)
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The targets referred to in subsection
(1) are—
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an increase in the general level
of energy efficiency of residential
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accommodation by a minimum of
20 per cent from the 2010 baseline
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figure by the end of 2020;
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a decrease in the general level
of energy usage in the commercial and
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a minimum of 10 per cent from
the 2005 baseline figure by the
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a minimum of 10 per cent from
the 2010 baseline figure by the
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an increase in the proportion
of electricity generated from renewable
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10 per cent by the end of 2010,
and
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20 per cent by the end of 2020;
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a
total of 10 gigawatts of combined heat and power capacity to be
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installed by the end of 2010;
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an increase in the number of
dwellings with one (or more than one)
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microgeneration installation to
a total of eight times the number of such
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dwellings which existed at the
end of 2007, to be achieved by the end of
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80 per cent of dwellings to achieve
a Standard Assessment Procedure
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(SAP) rating of 80 or above by
the end of 2016;
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all new dwellings built from the
beginning of 2016 to be zero carbon;
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all dwellings occupied by vulnerable
households to achieve a SAP
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rating of 65 or above by 2010.
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For the purposes of this section,
a “baseline figure” shall be calculated in such
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a manner as the Secretary of
State may by order specify.
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Revised
sectoral targets
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The Secretary of State must,
not later than two years after the date on which
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this Act is passed, by order
specify—
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a target to be achieved by 2020
for the consumption of energy from
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renewable sources, which shall
not be less than 20 per cent of total
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energy consumption in the United
Kingdom; and
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further or revised targets relating
to those specified in section 2(2),
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which shall not be less than any
equivalent target set for the United
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Kingdom by the European Union.
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Before making an order under
subsection (1), the Secretary of State must
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consult and seek to reach agreement
with—
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any body established by an Act
of Parliament with a duty to advise the
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Secretary of State on climate
change;
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organisations which in the opinion
of the Secretary of State have
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relevant environmental interests;
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(c)
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organisations which in the opinion
of the Secretary of State have
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relevant business interests, and
in particular organisations
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the energy efficiency industry,
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(ii)
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the renewables industry,
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(iii)
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the combined heat and power
industry, and
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the microgeneration industry.
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The Secretary of State—
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(a)
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may by order amend any of the
targets specified in this Act;
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(b)
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must consider amending any of
the targets specified in this Act if
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advised to do so by any body established
by an Act of Parliament with
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a duty to advise the Secretary
of State on climate change.
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The Secretary of State must,
within 12 months of the date on which any order
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is made under subsection (1)
or (3), publish a strategy setting out the measures
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to be taken to achieve the targets
specified in that order.
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Subordinate
legislation
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(1)
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Any order under this Act shall
be made by statutory instrument.
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No
order under this Act shall be made unless a draft has been laid
before, and
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approved by a resolution of,
both Houses of Parliament.
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
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any
sums to be paid by the Secretary of State for or in connection with
the
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carrying
out of his functions under this Act; and
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any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums which are payable
out of
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money
so provided under any other Act.
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For the purposes of this Act—
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“commercial and public
service sector” includes—
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commercial and business
premises, excluding industry,
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(b)
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retail premises, including
warehousing,
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(c)
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hotels and restaurants,
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premises used for the provision
of any service or function by or
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on behalf of a public body;
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“microgeneration”
has the same meaning as in the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20);
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“renewable sources”
means sources of energy other than fossil fuel or
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“vulnerable household”
means a household occupied by—
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a householder who is 60
or more years old,
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a family with children,
or
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(c)
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a householder who is disabled
or has a long-term serious
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“zero carbon” means
zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from all energy
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(1)
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This Act may be cited as the
Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Act 2008.
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(2)
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This Act extends to England and
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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