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Climate Change Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs, are published separately as Bill 97—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Hilary Benn has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Climate Change Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
Carbon target and budgeting
Principal aim
1    Climate change
The target for 2050
2    The target for 2050
3    Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year
4    Consultation on order amending 2050 target or baseline year
Carbon budgeting
5    Carbon budgets
6    Level of carbon budgets
7    Amendment of target percentages
8    Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages
9    Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods
10    Consultation on carbon budgets
11    Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
Indicative annual ranges
12    Duty to provide indicative annual ranges for net UK carbon account
Proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
13    Duty to prepare proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
14    Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
Determination whether objectives met
15    Annual statement of UK emissions
16    Powers to carry amounts from one budgetary period to another
17    Final statement for budgetary period
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18    Duty to report on proposals and policies for compensating for budget excess
19    Final statement for 2050
Alteration of budgets or budgetary periods
20    Alteration of carbon budgets
21    Consultation on alteration of carbon budgets
22    Alteration of budgetary periods
Targeted greenhouse gases
23    Targeted greenhouse gases
24    Base years for targeted greenhouse gases other than CO2
Carbon units, carbon accounting and the net UK carbon account
25    UK domestic effort
26    Carbon units and carbon accounting
27    Net UK carbon account
28    Procedure for regulations under section 26 or 27
Other supplementary provisions
29    UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
30    Emissions from international passenger travel or imports or exports of goods
31    Procedure for regulations under section 30
Part 2
The Committee on Climate Change
The Committee
32    The Committee on Climate Change
Functions of the Committee
33    Advice on level of 2050 target
34    Advice in connection with carbon budgets
35    Reports on progress
36    Response to Committee’s reports on progress
37    Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
Supplementary provisions
38    General ancillary powers
39    Grants to the Committee
40    Powers to give guidance
41    Powers to give directions
Interpretation
42    Interpretation of Part 2
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Part 3
Trading schemes
Trading schemes
43    Trading schemes
44    Activities to which trading schemes may apply
45    Matters that may or must be provided for in regulations
Authorities and regulations
46    Relevant national authorities
47    Procedure for making regulations
48    Further provisions about regulations
Other supplementary provisions
49    Information
50    Powers to give guidance
51    Powers to give directions
52    Grants to administrators and participants
53    Power to make consequential provision
Interpretation
54    Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4
Impact of and adaptation to climate change
National reports and programmes
55    Report on impact of climate change
56    Programme for adaptation to climate change
57    Report on progress in connection with adaptation
58    Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
Reporting authorities: non-devolved functions
59    Guidance by Secretary of State to reporting authorities
60    Directions by Secretary of State to prepare reports
61    Compliance with Secretary of State’s directions
62    Consent of, or consultation with, devolved authorities
63    Report on exercise of power to give directions
Reporting authorities: devolved Welsh functions
64    Guidance by Welsh Ministers to reporting authorities
65    Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reports
66    Compliance with Welsh Ministers’ directions
67    Consent of, or consultation with, Secretary of State
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Interpretation
68    Interpretation
Part 5
Other provisions
Waste reduction schemes
69    Waste reduction schemes
70    Waste reduction provisions: piloting
71    Waste reduction provisions: report and review
72    Waste reduction provisions: interim report
73    Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
Renewable transport fuel obligations
74    Renewable transport fuel obligations
Miscellaneous
75    Report on climate change: Wales
76    Climate change measures reports in Wales
77    Repeal of previous reporting obligation
78    Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
79    Fines for offences relating to pollution
Part 6
General supplementary provisions
Guidance on reporting
80    Guidance on reporting
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
81    Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
Orders and regulations
82    Orders and regulations
83    Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
Interpretation
84    Meaning of “greenhouse gas”
85    Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
86    Meaning of “international carbon reporting practice”
87    Meaning of “national authority”
88    Meaning of “relevant Northern Ireland department”
89    Minor definitions
90    Index of defined expressions
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Final provisions
91    Extent
92    Commencement
93    Short title
Schedule 1   —    The Committee on Climate Change
Schedule 2   —    Trading schemes
Part 1   —
Schemes limiting activities
Part 2   —
Schemes encouraging activities
Part 3   —
Administration and enforcement
Schedule 3   —    Trading schemes regulations: further provisions
Part 1   —
Regulations made by a single national authority
Part 2   —
Regulations made by two or more national authorities
Part 3   —
Power to make provision by Order in Council
Schedule 4   —    Trading schemes: powers to require information
Schedule 5   —    Waste reduction schemes
Part 1   —
Main provisions
Part 2   —
Consequential amendments
Schedule 6   —    Renewable transport fuel obligations

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