Climate Change Bill In A Nutshell
First published 13 March 2007, The Climate Change Bill was designed to help the United Kingdom cut carbon emissions and help contribute towards the worlds total climate change. The main point of the bill is to cut the UK's carbon emissions down by 26% - 32% by 2020 and finally reach a reduction of 60% by 2050.
As well as this there are to be five-year carbon budgets that will be set in advance to limit total emissions. The first is set to run between 2008 - 2012 and will be running for the 15 years after that. The country's climate and carbon emissions will be decided by both a climate committee and the government, so any amendments to the bill have to be passed by the committee, whom will be made up with its own appointed staff and executives. The bill doesn't outline how carbon emissions are going to be cut, but there is a strategy document drawn up by the government which discusses how the UK can start to lower energy costs and emissions. Ideas include new trading schemes for businesses, new technologies such as solar power, reductions in energy useage - personal and business.
Amendments to the bill are still in progress and the full version is expected before Easter so that it can come into law as soon as possible.
Updates as and when.
