Climate Change Bill [HL]

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Climate Change Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill [HL]

[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]

Contents
Part 1
Carbon target and budgeting
The target for 2050
1
The target for 2050
2
Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year
3
Consultation on order amending 2050 target or baseline year
Carbon budgeting
4
Carbon budgets
5
Level of carbon budgets
6
Amendment of target percentages
7
Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages
8
Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods
9
Consultation on carbon budgets
10
Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
Indicative annual ranges
11
Duty to provide indicative annual ranges for net UK carbon account
Proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
12
Duty to prepare proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
13
Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
14
Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change
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
18
Duty to report on proposals and policies for compensating for budget excess
19
Final statement for 2050

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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
Carbon units and carbon accounting
26
Net UK carbon account
27
Procedure for regulations under section 25 or 26
Other supplementary provisions
28
UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
29
Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
30
Procedure for regulations under section 29
Part 2
The Committee on Climate Change
The Committee
31
The Committee on Climate Change
Functions of the Committee
32
Advice on level of 2050 target
33
Advice in connection with carbon budgets
34
Reports on progress
35
Response to Committee’s reports on progress
36
Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
Supplementary provisions
37
General ancillary powers
38
Grants to the Committee
39
Powers to give guidance
40
Powers to give directions
Interpretation
41
Interpretation of Part 2

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Part 3
Trading schemes
Trading schemes
42
Trading schemes
43
Activities to which trading schemes may apply
44
Matters that may or must be provided for in regulations
Authorities and regulations
45
Relevant national authorities
46
Procedure for making regulations
47
Further provisions about regulations
Other supplementary provisions
48
Information
49
Powers to give guidance
50
Powers to give directions
51
Grants to administrators and participants
52
Power to make consequential provision
Interpretation
53
Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4
Impact of and adaptation to climate change
National reports and programmes
54
Report on impact of climate change
55
Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report
56
Programme for adaptation to climate change
57
Reporting 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
Collection of household waste
74
Collection of household waste
Charges for single use carrier bags
75
Charges for single use carrier bags
Renewable transport fuel obligations
76
Renewable transport fuel obligations
Miscellaneous
77
Report on climate change: Wales
78
Climate change measures reports in Wales
79
Repeal of previous reporting obligation
80
Guidance on reporting
81
Report on contribution of reporting to climate change objectives
82
Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
83
Fines for offences relating to pollution
Part 6
General supplementary provisions
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
84
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
Orders and regulations
85
Orders and regulations
86
Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
Interpretation
87
Meaning of “greenhouse gas”
88
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Meaning of “international carbon reporting practice”
90
Meaning of “national authority”
91
Meaning of “relevant Northern Ireland department”
92
Minor definitions
93
Index of defined expressions
Final provisions
94
Extent
95
Commencement
96
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   —
Charges for single use carrier bags
Part 1   —
Powers to make regulations about charges
Part 2   —
Civil sanctions
Part 3   —
Procedures applying to regulations
Schedule 7   —
Renewable transport fuel obligations

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