Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw3)

PART 2 E+W CLIMATE CHANGE

Emissions targets and carbon budgets: main duties of the Welsh Ministers E+W

29 The 2050 emissions target E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers must ensure that the net Welsh emissions account for the year 2050 is at least [F1 100%] lower than the baseline.

(2) For the meaning of the “net Welsh emissions account” see section 33, and for the meaning of the “baseline” see section 38.

(3) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (1) so that it specifies a percentage greater than 80%.

(4) In this Part, the target in subsection (1) is referred to as the “2050 emissions target”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 29(1) substituted (19.3.2021) by The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of 2050 Emissions Target) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/333), regs. 1(2), 2