Part 1Emissions reduction targets
Baseline
11The baseline
1
In this Act, the “baseline” means the aggregate amount of—
a
net Scottish emissions of carbon dioxide for 1990; and
b
net Scottish emissions of each of the greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide for the year that is the baseline year for that gas.
2
The baseline years for greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide are—
a
for methane, 1990;
b
for nitrous oxide, 1990;
c
for hydrofluorocarbons, 1995;
d
for perfluorocarbons, 1995;
e
for sulphur hexafluoride, 1995.