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

Pays/Territoire
Royaume-Uni
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Air et atmosphère
Mot clé
Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Émissions Échange de droits d'émission Relations internationales/coopération Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord
Entry into force notes
1st July 2023.
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legislation.gov.uk

Références - Législation

Implemente

Climate Change Act 2008 (Chapter 27 of 2008).

Législation | Royaume-Uni | 2008 (2016)

Mot clé: Changement de climat, Institution, Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air, Émissions, Normes environnementales, Législation de base, Lutte contre la pollution, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Politique/planification, Déchets ménagers, Gestion des déchets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX