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Session 2007 - 08 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Climate Change Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill [HL]
[AS AMENDED IN COMMITTEE]
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
National reports and programmes
48    Report on impact of climate change
49    Programme for adaptation to climate change
50    Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
Reporting authorities: non-devolved functions
51    Guidance by Secretary of State to reporting authorities
52    Directions by Secretary of State to prepare reports
53    Compliance with Secretary of State’s directions
54    Consent of, or consultation with, devolved authorities
Reporting authorities: devolved Welsh functions
55    Guidance by Welsh Ministers to reporting authorities
56    Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reports
57    Compliance with Welsh Ministers’ directions
58    Consent of, or consultation with, Secretary of State
Interpretation
59    Interpretation of sections 51 to 58
Part 5
Other provisions
Waste reduction schemes
60    Waste reduction schemes
61    Waste reduction provisions: piloting
62    Waste reduction provisions: report and review
63    Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
Renewable transport fuel obligations
64    Renewable transport fuel obligations
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Miscellaneous
65    Report on climate change: Wales
66    Climate change measures reports in Wales
67    Repeal of previous reporting obligation
68    Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
69    Fines for offences relating to pollution
Part 6
General supplementary provisions
Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
70    Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
Orders and regulations
71    Orders and regulations
72    Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
Interpretation
73    Meaning of “greenhouse gas”
74    Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
75    Meaning of “international carbon reporting practice”
76    Meaning of “national authority”
77    Meaning of “relevant Northern Ireland department”
78    Minor definitions
79    Index of defined expressions
Final provisions
80    Extent
81    Commencement
82    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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