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Law and Climate Change Toolkit
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Law • 2008

(GB) Climate Change Act 2008 (amended)

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Document type
Law
Date
2008
Geographical Coverage
National
Abstract
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Legal Area
Establishing or designating national climate bodies and functions Decarbonisation target – Electricity Decarbonisation target – Heating and cooling Decarbonisation target – Transport Targets, plans and strategies Renewable energy targets Renewable energy strategy/plan Goal/obligation to promote renewable energy Goal/obligation to review and report on renewable energy Renewable energy co-ordination body Renewable energy advisory body Renewable energy regulatory body Provisions for consultation Fiscal incentives – renewable energy – grants/subsidies/compensation Waste management Overall energy infrastructure budget/finance Energy infrastructure finance – fossil fuels Overall market principles Market access provisions Energy market board Markets – trade and competition
Cross-cutting Categories
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Website
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Source
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Type of source
Official
Other results in Establishing or designating national climate bodies and functions
Other results in Decarbonisation target – Electricity
Other results in Decarbonisation target – Heating and cooling
Other results in Decarbonisation target – Transport
Other results in Targets, plans and strategies
Other results in Renewable energy targets
Other results in Renewable energy strategy/plan
Other results in Goal/obligation to promote renewable energy
Other results in Goal/obligation to review and report on renewable energy
Other results in Renewable energy co-ordination body
Other results in Renewable energy advisory body
Other results in Renewable energy regulatory body
Other results in Provisions for consultation
Other results in Fiscal incentives – renewable energy – grants/subsidies/compensation
Other results in Waste management
Other results in Overall energy infrastructure budget/finance
Other results in Energy infrastructure finance – fossil fuels
Other results in Overall market principles
Other results in Market access provisions
Other results in Energy market board
Other results in Markets – trade and competition
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