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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

 
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