Climate Change Act 2008

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Climate_Change_Act_2008_(2050_Target_Amendment)_Order_2019
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:citation 2008 c. 27
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2008
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Committee_on_Climate_Change
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Climate Change Act 2008
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for a system of carbon budgeting; to establish a Committee on Climate Change; to confer powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse gas emissions or encouraging activities that reduce such emissions or remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere; to make provision about adaptation to climate change; to make provision about carbon emissions reduction targets and about the use of energy in homes; to make other provision about climate change; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:purpose reduce greenhouse gas emissions
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 26 November 2008
gptkbp:requires carbon budgets
gptkbp:setsTarget net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
at least 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (original target)
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UK_Committee_on_Climate_Change
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament
gptkb:Climate_Change_Act_2008_(2050_Target_Amendment)_Order_2019
gptkb:UK_Climate_Change_Committee
gptkb:Committee_on_Climate_Change
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Climate_Change_Committee
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