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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   

Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent

 
 

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89   

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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