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Session 2007 - 08 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Climate Change Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs, are published separately as HL Bill 9—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Lord Rooker has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Climate Change Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Climate Change Bill [HL]
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
11    Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
Determination whether objectives met
12    Annual statement of UK emissions
13    Powers to carry amounts from one budgetary period to another
14    Final statement for budgetary period
15    Final statement for 2050
Alteration of budgets or budgetary periods
16    Alteration of carbon budgets
17    Consultation on alteration of carbon budgets
18    Alteration of budgetary periods
Targeted greenhouse gases
19    Targeted greenhouse gases
20    Base years for targeted greenhouse gases other than CO2
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Carbon units, carbon accounting and the net UK carbon account
21    Carbon units and carbon accounting
22    Net UK carbon account
23    Consultation and parliamentary procedure for regulations
Other supplementary provisions
24    UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
25    Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
Part 2
The Committee on Climate Change
The Committee
26    The Committee on Climate Change
Functions of the Committee
27    Advice in connection with carbon budgets
28    Reports on progress
29    Response to Committee’s reports on progress
30    Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
Supplementary provisions
31    General ancillary powers
32    Grants to the Committee
33    Powers to give guidance
34    Powers to give directions
Interpretation
35    Interpretation of Part 2
Part 3
Trading schemes
Trading schemes
36    Trading schemes
37    Activities to which trading schemes may apply
38    Matters that may or must be provided for in regulations
Authorities and regulations
39    Relevant national authorities
40    Procedure for making regulations
41    Further provisions about regulations
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Other supplementary provisions
42    Information
43    Powers to give guidance
44    Powers to give directions
45    Grants to administrators and participants
46    Power to make consequential provision
Interpretation
47    Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4
Impact of and adaptation to climate change
48    Report on impact of climate change
49    Programme for adaptation to climate change
50    Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
Part 5
Other provisions
Waste reduction schemes
51    Waste reduction schemes
52    Waste reduction provisions: piloting
53    Waste reduction provisions: report and review
54    Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
Renewable transport fuel obligations
55    Renewable transport fuel obligations
Miscellaneous
56    Report on climate change: Wales
57    Climate change measures reports in Wales
58    Repeal of previous reporting obligation
59    Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
60    Fines for offences relating to pollution
Part 6
General supplementary provisions
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
61    Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
Orders and regulations
62    Orders and regulations
63    Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
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Interpretation
64    Meaning of “greenhouse gas”
65    Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
66    Meaning of “international carbon reporting practice”
67    Meaning of “national authority”
68    Meaning of “relevant Northern Ireland department”
69    Minor definitions
70    Index of defined expressions
Final provisions
71    Extent
72    Commencement
73    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
Schedule 6   —    Renewable transport fuel obligations

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