Climate Change Act 2008, Section 13 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State must prepare such proposals and policies as the Secretary of State considers will enable the carbon budgets that have been set under this Act to be met.
(2)The proposals and policies must be prepared with a view to meeting—
(a)the target in section 1 (the target for 2050), and
(b)any target set under section 5(1)(c) (power to set targets for later years).
(3)The proposals and policies, taken as a whole, must be such as to contribute to sustainable development.
(4)In preparing the proposals and policies, the Secretary of State may take into account the proposals and policies the Secretary of State considers may be prepared by other national authorities.
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