Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Proposals and policies: further provision

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33.  Proposals and policies under section 29 must ensure that the relevant carbon budget is achieved in the following sectors—

(a)energy production and supply (including for residential, public and district heating and cooling purposes);

(b)transport (including shipping and aviation);

(c)infrastructure (including infrastructure for electric vehicular transport);

(d)business and industrial processes;

(e)residential and public (in relation to buildings in these sectors);

(f)waste management;

(g)agriculture;

(h)land use and land-use change, including forestry;

(i)fisheries; and

(j)the provision of financial assistance to any person in connection with—

(i)the promotion of economic development in Northern Ireland or any part of Northern Ireland; and

(ii)the provision of infrastructure, goods or services in Northern Ireland or any part of Northern Ireland;

provided that, when setting out proposals and policies in respect of energy production and supply, the advices and recommendations of the SEM Committee regarding matters in relation to which it has functions under Article 6(2) of the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 must be obtained and must be taken into account.