Part 1Carbon target and budgeting

Other supplementary provisions

29UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases

1

In this Part—

a

UK emissions”, in relation to a greenhouse gas, means emissions of that gas from sources in the United Kingdom;

b

UK removals”, in relation to a greenhouse gas, means removals of that gas from the atmosphere due to land use, land-use change or forestry activities in the United Kingdom;

c

the “net UK emissions” for a period, in relation to a greenhouse gas, means the amount of UK emissions of that gas for the period reduced by the amount for the period of UK removals of that gas.

2

The amount of UK emissions and UK removals of a greenhouse gas for a period must be determined consistently with international carbon reporting practice.