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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Climate Change
Made
27th October 2016
Coming into force
28th October 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 4(3) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers, when setting the annual targets, had regard to the advice they received from the relevant body(2) as to the cumulative amount of net Scottish emissions for the period 2010-2050 that is consistent with a reduction over that period of net Scottish emissions accounts which would allow the 2050 target to be met.
In accordance with section 4(4) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers, when setting the annual targets, had regard to the matters specified in that provision.
In accordance with section 5(1) and (2) of that Act, before laying a draft of this instrument, the Scottish Ministers requested advice from the relevant body.
In accordance with section 96(4) of that Act(3), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2. The annual targets, expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent(4), for each year in the period 2028-2032 are set as follows—
(a)the annual target for 2028 is 29,854,000;
(b)the annual target for 2029 is 28,958,000;
(c)the annual target for 2030 is 28,089,000;
(d)the annual target for 2031 is 27,247,000; and
(e)the annual target for 2032 is 26,429,000.
R CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th October 2016
(This note is not part of the Order)
For the purposes of Part 1 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, this Order sets annual emission reduction targets for each year in the period 2028-2032.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.
By virtue of section 5(7)(a) and (8) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, the “relevant body” in section 5(1) of that Act means the Committee on Climate Change established under section 32 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27).
Section 96(4) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).
A “tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent” is defined in section 18(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
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