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Session 2007-08
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Index to Climate Change Bill [HL]
INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
THE BILL
Part 2: The Committee on Climate Change
Part 3: Trading Schemes
Part 4: Impact of and adaptation to climate change
Part 5: other provisions
Part 6: General supplementary provisions
TERRITORIAL EXTENT
TERRITORIAL APPLICATION
COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES
Clause 2: Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year
Carbon budgeting
Clause 5: Level of carbon budgets
Clause 6: Amendment of target percentages
Clause 7: Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages
Clause 8: Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods
Clause 9: Consultation on carbon budgets
Clause 10: Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
Clause 11: Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
Determination whether objectives met
Clause 13: Powers to carry amounts from one budgetary period to another
Clause 14: Final statement for budgetary period
Clause 15: Final statement for 2050
Alteration of budgets or budgetary periods
Clause 17: Consultation on alteration of carbon budgets
Clause 18: Alteration of budgetary periods
Targeted greenhouse gases
Clause 20: Base years for targeted greenhouse gases other than CO2
Carbon units, carbon accounting and the net UK carbon account
Clause 22: Net UK carbon account
Clause 23: Consultation and parliamentary procedure for regulations
Other supplementary provisions
Clause 25: Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
Part 2: The Committee on Climate Change
Functions of the Committee
Clause 28: Reports on progress
Clause 29: Response to Committee's reports on progress
Clause 30: Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
Supplementary provisions
Clause 32: Grants to the Committee
Section 33: Powers to give guidance
Clause 34: Powers to give directions
Part 3: Trading Schemes
Clause 37: Activities to which trading schemes may apply
Clause 38 and Schedule 2: Matters that may or must be provided for in trading schemes
Supplementary provisions
Clause 40: Procedure for making regulations
Clause 41 and Schedule 3: Other supplementary provisions
Clause 42 and Schedule 4: Information
Clause 43: Powers to give guidance
Clause 44: Powers to give directions
Clause 45: Grants to administrators and participants
Clause 46: Power to make consequential provision
Interpretation
Part 4: Impact of and adaptation to climate change
Clause 49: Programme for adaptation to climate change
Clause 50: Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
Part 5: Other provisions
Clause 52: Waste reduction provisions: piloting
Clause 53: Waste reduction provisions: report and review
Clause 54: Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
Renewable transport fuel obligations
Miscellaneous
Clause 57: Climate change measures reports in Wales
Clause 58: Repeal of previous reporting obligation
Clause 59: Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
Clause 60: Fines for offences relating to pollution
Part 6: General supplementary provisions
Clause 61: Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
Orders and regulations
Clause 63: Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
Interpretation
Clause 65: Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
Clause 66: Meaning of "international carbon reporting practice"
Clause 69: Minor definitions
Clause 70: Index of defined expressions
Final Provisions
Clause 72: Commencement
FINANCIAL EFFECTS AND EFFECTS ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN PUBLIC SERVICE
SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMENCEMENT DATE
© Parliamentary copyright 2007
Prepared: 15 November 2007