The Carbon Accounting (Determination of Excess UK Assigned Amount Units) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 557). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Air quality/air pollution Emissions Emissions trading International relations/cooperation Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 1st July 2023. Abstract These Regulations make provision under section 27(5) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27) (“the Act”). Regulation 3 requires the Secretary of State to determine whether the UK’s emissions allowance under international emissions reduction targets are higher than the UK’s emissions allowance under domestic carbon budgets. Where the assigned amount is greater, regulation 3 requires the Secretary of State to calculate the number of UK assigned amount units representing the excess. Regulation 3 also sets out what the Secretary of State must take into account when calculating this and requires that UK assigned amount units in excess are not used to offset greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. These Regulations make provision under Section 27(5) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (“the Act”), which requires the Secretary of State to determine whether the UK’s emissions allowance under international emissions reduction targets are higher than the UK’s emissions allowance under domestic carbon budgets. Any excess units representing the difference in stringency between the domestic carbon budget and international targets are to be made unavailable to prevent the UK from using excess emissions allowances to offset greenhouse gas emissions in the UK or elsewhere. The relevant international agreement for these Regulations is the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol which makes provision for the Second Commitment Period (2013- 2020) (“the Second Commitment Period”). The corresponding period under domestic emission reduction targets made under the Act is Carbon Budget 2 (2013-2017) and the first three years of Carbon Budget 3 (2018-2020). Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Climate Change Act 2008 (Chapter 27 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 (2016) Keyword: Climate change, Institution, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Policy/planning, Waste domestic sources, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX