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The Carbon Accounting (Determination of Excess UK Assigned Amount Units) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 557).

País/Territorio
Reino Unido
Tipo de documento
Reglamento
Fecha
2023
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Aire y atmósfera
Palabra clave
Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Emisiones Comercio de emisiones Relaciones internacionales/cooperación Control de la contaminación
Área geográphica
Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Atlántico Norte, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional
Entry into force notes
1st July 2023.
Resumen

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).

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www.legislation.gov.uk

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Climate Change Act 2008 (Chapter 27 of 2008).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2008 (2016)

Palabra clave: Cambio climático, Institución, Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire, Emisiones, Normas sobre calidad ambiental, Legislación básica, Control de la contaminación, Normas, Protección del medio ambiente, Conservación de energía/producción de energía, Política/planificación, Residuos domésticos, Gestión de desechos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX