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Set
targets relating to energy generation and consumption; to make
provision |
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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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(a) |
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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(b) |
to ensure that the energy
needs of the United Kingdom, as determined |
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by the Secretary of State,
are met; and |
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(c) |
to contribute to international
efforts to combat climate change. |
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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) |
The targets referred to in
subsection (1) are— |
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(a) |
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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(b) |
a decrease in the general
level of energy usage in the commercial and |
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(i) |
a minimum of 10 per cent
from the 2005 baseline figure by the |
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(ii) |
a minimum of 10 per cent
from the 2010 baseline figure by the |
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(c) |
an increase in the proportion
of electricity generated from renewable |
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(i) |
10 per cent by the end
of 2010, and |
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(ii) |
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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(e) |
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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(f) |
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; and |
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all new dwellings built from
the beginning of 2016 to be zero carbon. |
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(3) |
For the purposes of this
section, a “baseline figure” shall be calculated in
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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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(a) |
may by order amend any of
the targets specified in this Act; |
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(b) |
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 2 years of the passing of this Act, prepare |
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and lay before Parliament
a strategy (“the strategy”) setting out— |
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(a) |
the Secretary of State’s
best estimates of the energy needs of the United |
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(b) |
the targets necessary to meet
those needs for— |
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(i) |
the sectors specified in
section 2, and |
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energy generated from
fossil fuels using carbon capture and |
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(c) |
such policies and measures
as will, in the opinion of the Secretary of |
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State, ensure that the targets
in the strategy are met. |
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(2) |
When preparing the strategy
the Secretary of State must consult— |
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any body established by an
Act of Parliament to advise the government |
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(b) |
such bodies or persons representing
environmental interests as the |
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Secretary of State considers
appropriate; |
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(c) |
such bodies or persons as
the Secretary of State considers appropriate |
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representing business interests
in the following sectors— |
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(i) |
the energy efficiency industry, |
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(ii) |
the renewables industry, |
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(iii) |
the combined heat and power
industry, |
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(iv) |
the carbon capture and
storage industry, and |
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the microgeneration industry; |
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(d) |
the devolved administrations;
and |
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such other bodies or persons
as the Secretary of State considers |
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The Secretary of State must,
before the end of 24 months after a strategy has |
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been laid before Parliament
under subsection (1) and every 24 months |
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thereafter, prepare and lay
before Parliament an updated version of the |
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(4) |
In preparing the updated
version of the strategy under subsection (3) the |
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Secretary of State must act
in accordance with the consultation requirements |
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set out in subsection (2). |
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(1) |
Any order under this Act
shall be made by statutory instrument. |
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(2) |
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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(a) |
any
expenditure incurred under or by virtue of this Act by the Secretary
of |
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(b) |
any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any
other Act |
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out
of money so provided. |
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For the purposes of this
Act— |
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“commercial and public
service sector” includes— |
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(a) |
commercial and business
premises, excluding industry, |
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(b) |
retail premises, including
warehousing, |
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(c) |
hotels and restaurants, |
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(d) |
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; |
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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) |
a householder who is
60 or more years old, |
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(b) |
a family with children,
or |
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(c) |
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) |
This Act may be cited as
the Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Act 2010. |
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(2) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
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