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

โ€œThe 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.