Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill - First Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 24 July 2007.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
Policy Background
Domestic target
2 TARGETS
International shipping and aviation emissions
The 60% target
The interim target of a 26% to 32% reduction
by 2020
Revisions to statutory targets
3 CARBON BUDGETS
The setting of carbon budgets
Factors to be taken into account in setting
budgets
Sectoral budgets
The revision of budgets
The inclusion of foreign credits
Borrowing allowances from subsequent periods
Banking allowances for use in subsequent
periods
Annual reporting
The deadline for the first three budgets
4 ENFORCEMENT OF THE LEGISLATION
Possible compliance mechanisms
The role of the Committee on Climate Change
Duties of the Secretary of State
5 THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE
Advising on targets
Transparency of work
Policy evaluation
Advice from the Committee to the Government
Monitoring progress
The independence of the Committee and its
resources
Representation
Budget
Advising on the first three carbon budgets
6 EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES
Personal carbon allowances
Parliamentary scrutiny of order-making powers
Allocation of allowances
Use of carbon credits from one trading scheme
in another
Other policy instruments
7 ADAPTATION
8 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND BEHAVIOUR
CHANGE
9 DEVOLUTION
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX 1: LIST OF ACRONYMS
ANNEX 2: SUMMARY OF ONLINE CONSULTATION
ANNEX 3: NOTE ON VISITS UNDERTAKEN BY
THE COMMITTEE
ANNEX 4: ANALYSIS OF ESTIMATED COSTS OF
THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ANNEX 5: SCHEDULE OF COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT
BILL
FORMAL MINUTES
WITNESSES
LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE
ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE - HL 170-II/HC 542-II
16 May 2007
5 June 2007
6 June 2007
12 June 2007
13 June 2007
19 June 2007
20 June 2007
5 July 2007
Written Evidence
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