Climate Change Act 2008, Section 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 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 set the carbon budget for a budgetary period by order.
(2)The carbon budget for a period must be set with a view to meeting—
(a)the target in section 1 (the target for 2050), and
(b)the requirements of section 5 (requirements as to level of carbon budgets),
and complying with the European and international obligations of the United Kingdom.
(3)An order setting a carbon budget is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
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