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Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
57

Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

‘(1)
Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (receptacles for

household waste) is amended as follows.

(2)
After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
Where—

(a)
subsection (1) applies to a waste collection authority, and

(b)
a waste reduction scheme under Schedule 2AA to this Act is in

operation in the authority’s area,


the authority may require the occupier to place the waste for collection in

receptacles identified by such means as may be specified.

(1B)
A requirement under subsection (1A)—

(a)
must be imposed by notice served on the occupier;

(b)
may be imposed instead of, or in addition to, any requirement

imposed on the occupier under subsection (1).”.

(3)
In subsection (10) (interpretation), in the definition of “specified”, after

“subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”.’.

(4)
In subsection (6) (penalties for failure to comply with requirements under

subsection (1) etc) after “subsection (1),” insert “(1A),”.

Martin Horwood

1

Schedule  6,  page  75,  line  38,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)
It is the duty of the Administrator to ensure that only renewable transport fuel

that—

(a)
causes or contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions over its total

lifecycle from planting or production to use, and

(b)
contributes to sustainable development and the protection or

enhancement of the national or global environment generally,




qualifies as a permitted fuel under this Act.’.

Mr Phil Woolas

27

Clause  78,  page  36,  line  43,  after ‘acquire’, insert ‘and dispose of units or interests

in’.

Mr Phil Woolas

28

Clause  78,  page  37,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘( )
If the Treasury acquire such units or interests in units, until they are disposed of

they shall be treated as held by the persons for the time being constituting the

Treasury.’.

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
58

Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

Mr Phil Woolas

29

Page  37,  line  22,  leave out Clause 80.

new clauses

Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change

Mr Phil Woolas

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In exercising functions under this Part involving consideration of how to meet—

(a)
the target in section 2(1) (the target for 2050), or

(b)
the carbon budget for any period,


the Secretary of State must have regard to the need for UK domestic action on

climate change.

(2)
“UK domestic action on climate change” means reductions in UK emissions of

targeted greenhouse gases or increases in UK removals of such gases (or both).’.

Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report

Mr Phil Woolas

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
It is the duty of the Committee on Climate Change to advise the Secretary of State

on the preparation of each of the Secretary of State’s reports under section 55.

(2)
The Committee must give its advice under this section in relation to a report not

later than six months before the last date for laying the report before Parliament

(see subsections (2) to (4) of section 55).

(3)
The Committee must, at the time it gives its advice under this section to the

Secretary of State, send a copy to the other national authorities.

(4)
As soon as is reasonably practicable after giving its advice under this section the

Committee must publish that advice in such manner as it considers appropriate.’.

Reporting on progress in connection with adaptation

Mr Phil Woolas

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
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Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

‘(1)
Each report of the Committee on Climate Change under section 35 to which this

section applies must contain an assessment of the progress made towards

implementing the objectives, proposals and policies set out in the programmes

laid before Parliament under section 56 (adaptation to climate change).

(2)
This section applies to the report in the second year after that in which the

Secretary of State lays the first programme under section 56 before Parliament.

(3)
After that, this section applies to the report under section 35 in every second year

after that in which the Committee last made a report to which this section applies,

subject to any order under subsection (4).

(4)
The Secretary of State may by order provide that this section shall apply to the

report under section 35 in the year specified in the order and in every subsequent

year.

(5)
An order under subsection (4) is subject to negative resolution procedure.’.

Collection of household waste

Mr Phil Woolas

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (receptacles for

household waste), after subsection (10) insert—

“(11)
A waste collection authority is not obliged to collect household waste that

is placed for collection in contravention of a requirement under this

section.”.’.

Guidance on reporting

Mr Phil Woolas

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must publish guidance on the measurement or calculation

of greenhouse gas emissions to assist the reporting by persons on such emissions

from activities for which they are responsible.

(2)
The guidance must be published not later than 1st October 2009.

(3)
The Secretary of State may from time to time publish revisions to guidance under

this section or revised guidance.

(4)
Before publishing guidance under this section or revisions to it, the Secretary of

State must consult the other national authorities.

(5)
Guidance under this section and revisions to it may be published in such manner

as the Secretary of State thinks fit.’.

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
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Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

Report on contribution of reporting to climate change objectives

Mr Phil Woolas

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must—

(a)
review the contribution that reporting on greenhouse gas emissions may

make to the achievement of the objectives of Her Majesty’s Government

in the United Kingdom in relation to climate change, and

(b)
lay a report before Parliament setting out the conclusions of that review.

(2)
The report must be laid before Parliament not later than 1st December 2011.

(3)
In complying with this section the Secretary of State must consult the other

national authorities.’.

Emissions from international aviation or international shipping

Nigel Griffiths

Colin Challen

Mr David Drew

Colin Burgon

Mr David Chaytor

Ms Katy Clark

Michael Connarty

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

Mrs Janet Dean

Mr Jim Devine

Mr Frank Field

Mark Fisher

Dr Ian Gibson

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Kelvin Hopkins

Dr Brian Iddon

Martin Linton

Chris McCafferty

Ann McKechin

Mr Michael Meacher

Julie Morgan

Mr Chris Mullin

Dr Gavin Strang

David Taylor

Paddy Tipping

Mr Dai Havard

Mr Edward O’Hara

Mr Joe Benton

Mr Lindsay Hoyle

Paul Flynn

Jim Sheridan

Dr Desmond Turner

Jon Cruddas

Mr Marsha Singh

Mr Philip Hollobone

Harry Cohen

Nick Ainger

Clare Short

Mr Gordon Marsden

Kelvin Hopkins

Mrs Betty Williams

Mr Clive Betts

Dr Tony Wright

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

Mr Bill Olner

Mr Neil Gerrard

Stephen Williams

Lynne Jones

Mr Paul Truswell

Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews

Mr David Crausby

Tony Lloyd

Dr Hywel Francis

Emily Thornberry

Mike Gapes

Jim Dobbin

John McDonnell

Frank Dobson

Mr Graham Allen

John Austin

Hugh Bayley

Roger Berry

Mr Ronnie Campbell

Mr Martin Caton

Jeremy Corbyn

Mrs Ann Cryer

Mr Jim Hood

Mr John Horam

Alan Keen

Mr Eric Martlew

John McDonnell

Anne Moffat

Dr Doug Naysmith

Mrs Linda Riordan

Mr Mohammad Sarwar

Alan Simpson

Dr Rudi Vis

Kate Hoey

Frank Dobson

Mr Roger Godsiff

Mr Gordon Prentice

Mike Wood

Mr Barry Sheerman

Jim Cousins

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
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Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

‘(1)
Emissions of greenhouse gases from international aviation and shipping shall

count as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this

Part from 1st January 2013, as provided by regulations under this section.

(2)
The Secretary of State may by order define what is to be regarded for this purpose

as international aviation or international shipping.

(3)
An order made under subsection (2) is subject to affirmative resolution

procedure.

(4)
The Secretary of State may make provision by regulation as to the circumstances

in which, and the extent to which, emissions from international aviation or

international shipping are to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as emissions

from sources in the United Kindgom.

(5)
Such provision may be made only in relation to emissions of a targeted

greenhouse gas and in making such provision the Secretary of State shall have

regard to international carbon reporting practice.

(6)
Regulations under this section may make provision—

(a)
as to the period or periods (whether past or future) in which emissions of

the targeted greenhouse gas are to be taken into account as UK emissions

of that gas, and

(b)
as to the manner in which such emissions are to be taken into account in

determining the 1990 baseline in relation to those periods.

(7)
They may, in particular—

(a)
designate a different base year, or

(b)
designate a number of base years, and to provide for the emissions in that

year, or the average amount of emissions in those years, to be taken into

account as if part of the 1990 baseline.

(8)
Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.’.

Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions by Export Credits Guarantee Department

Mr Nick Hurd

Mr Elliott Morley

Malcolm Bruce

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 7 after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
The annual report shall include an assessment of the direct and indirect

contribution of greenhouse gases to the climate from those projects

falling into Category A, High Potential Impact or Category B, Medium

Potential Impact of the Export Credits Guarantee Department Case

Impact Analysis Process for which arrangements were entered pursuant

to sections 1, 2 or 3 in that year.”’.

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
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Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

Duty to report on impact of climate change on biodiversity

David Maclean

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament an annual report

on the impact of the UK’s carbon budgeting on—

(a)
UK biodiversity,

(b)
global biodiversity, and

(c)
world rainforests.

(2)
So far as the report relates to proposals and policies of the Scottish Ministers, the

Welsh Ministers, or a Northern Ireland department, it must be prepared in

consultation with that authority.

(3)
The Secretary of State must send a copy of the report to those authorities.

(4)
The first report under this section must be laid before Parliament and the devolved

legislatures not later than 30th September 2009.

(5)
Each subsequent report must be laid before Parliament not later than 30th June in

the year in which it is made.’.

Carbon impact assessments

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
After the publication of proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets under

section 13, the Secertary of State must for any new measure, proposal or policy

made in any area of administration carry out an assessment of how that measure,

proposal or policy will affect UK emissions and what effect it will have on the

achievement of the 2050 target (a “carbon impact assessment”).

(2)
If a carbon impact assessment shows that a measure, proposal or policy would

increase UK emissions, then it must also set out the measures necessary to ensure

that the 2050 target is nonetheless achieved.

(3)
A carbon impact assessment must be published at the same time as the measure,

proposal or policy to which it relates.’.

Statements of compatibility

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee: 24th June 2008
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Climate Change Bill [Lords], continued

‘(1)
A Minister of the Crown in charge of a Bill in either House of Parliament must,

before Second Reading of the Bill—

(a)
make a statement to the effect that in his view the provisions of the Bill

are compatible with the principal aim of this Act (“a statement of

compatibility”); or

(b)
make a statement to the effect that although he is unable to make a

statement of compatibility the Government nevertheless wishes the

House to proceed with the Bill.

(2)
The statement must be in writing and be published is such a manner as the

Minister making it considers appropriate.’.

The civil estate

Gregory Barker

Miss Anne McIntosh

Mr Nick Hurd

NC12


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must ensure that the annual emissions of carbon dioxide

from each individual government department in 2011 are at least 15.2 per cent.

lower than the equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide in the 1990 baseline.

(2)
The Secretary of State must ensure that the average energy efficiency per square

metre of all property owned by each individual government department in 2010

is at least 15 per cent. higher than the equivalent amount measured as in 1990.

(3)
Any property in the control of the QinetiQ Group plc shall not be counted under

this section.

(4)
The Secretary of State must as soon as reasonably practicable ensure that a

reduction is made in the funding of each government department for energy and

utilities costs which is in line with the existing Government Sustainable

Operations Targets for carbon emissions, waste arisings and water

consumption.’.

Modelling used by government to forecast impact of policies on climate change

Martin Horwood

Steve Webb

NC13


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Committee shall provide the Secretary of State with advice on the modelling

used by Government to forecast future emissions and the impact of individual

policies on climate change.

(2)
The Committee must, at the time it give its advice under this section to the

Secretary of State, send a copy to the other national authorities.