Part 1Carbon target and budgeting
The target for 2050
1The target for 2050
1
It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the net UK carbon account for the year 2050 is at least 80% lower than the 1990 baseline.
2
โThe 1990 baselineโ means the aggregate amount ofโ
a
net UK emissions of carbon dioxide for that year, and
b
net UK emissions of each of the other targeted greenhouse gases for the year that is the base year for that gas.