Proposed Regulations

Proposed Key Regulations
Climate Change Bill Carbon Reduction Commitment New Marine Bill proposed EU Batteries Directive agreed *Climate Change Bill* This Bill puts into statute the UK's targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through domestic and international action by 60% by 2050 and 26-32% by 2020, against a 1990 baseline. Five-year carbon budgets will require the Government to set, in secondary legislation, binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions during five year budget periods, beginning with the period 2008-12. Emission reductions purchased overseas may be counted towards the UK’s targets, consistent with the UK’s international obligations. Consultation on the bill ended in June 2007. For more information see Defra's Climate Change Bill. Back to top *Carbon Reduction Commitment* The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a proposed new mandatory auction based cap and trade scheme for the UK which goes beyond the EU ETS in rRequiring participation by many more organisations (including many universities and colleges) and covering electricity as well as fossil fuel consumption. The CRC will cover organisations whose electricity use is monitored by mandatory half-hourly meters; and whose half-hourly metered electricity use is over 6,000 MWh per year. Once this threshold is reached, all energy emissions (electricity and fossil fuel) will have to be monitored (except small sources). For more information see Defra's Consultation Paper, June 2007 and HEEPI's report Carbon Reduction Regulation and HE - The EU-Emission Trading Scheme, Display Energy Certificates and the Carbon Reduction Commitment, July 2007. Back to top New Marine Bill proposed DEFRA has consulted on a new law affecting the marine area. This will cover planning in the marine area, licensing marine activities, how to take forward marine nature conservation proposals and the potential for a new marine management organisation. Consultation on the Marine Bill White Paper: A Sea Change closed in June 2007. Click here for Defra's Marine Bill homepage Back to top EU Batteries Directive agreed A new EU Directive to prohibit the marketing of certain batteries and accumulators and promote the collection and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators was passed in May 2006. This will ensure that schemes for collecting waste batteries are set up throughout the EC by 2008. Defra are currently consulting on provisions to transpose the directive into UK law. Click here for more information from Defra. Back to top

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Proposed Key Regulations

Climate Change Bill

Carbon Reduction Commitment

New Marine Bill proposed

EU Batteries Directive agreed

Climate Change Bill
This Bill puts into statute the UK's targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through domestic and international action by 60% by 2050 and 26-32% by 2020, against a 1990 baseline. Five-year carbon budgets will require the Government to set, in secondary legislation, binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions during five year budget periods, beginning with the period 2008-12. Emission reductions purchased overseas may be counted towards the UK’s targets, consistent with the UK’s international obligations. Consultation on the bill ended in June 2007. For more information see Defra's Climate Change Bill.

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Carbon Reduction Commitment
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a proposed new mandatory auction based cap and trade scheme for the UK which goes beyond the EU ETS in rRequiring participation by many more organisations (including many universities and colleges) and covering electricity as well as fossil fuel consumption. The CRC will cover organisations whose electricity use is monitored by mandatory half-hourly meters; and whose half-hourly metered electricity use is over 6,000 MWh per year. Once this threshold is reached, all energy emissions (electricity and fossil fuel) will have to be monitored (except small sources). For more information see Defra's Consultation Paper, June 2007 and HEEPI's report Carbon Reduction Regulation and HE - The EU-Emission Trading Scheme, Display Energy Certificates and the Carbon Reduction Commitment, July 2007.

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New Marine Bill proposed
DEFRA has consulted on a new law affecting the marine area. This will cover planning in the marine area, licensing marine activities, how to take forward marine nature conservation proposals and the potential for a new marine management organisation. Consultation on the Marine Bill White Paper: A Sea Change closed in June 2007. Click here for Defra's Marine Bill homepage

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EU Batteries Directive agreed
A new EU Directive to prohibit the marketing of certain batteries and accumulators and promote the collection and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators was passed in May 2006. This will ensure that schemes for collecting waste batteries are set up throughout the EC by 2008. Defra are currently consulting on provisions to transpose the directive into UK law. Click here for more information from Defra.

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