Instead of a target, the energy bill includes a clause that would require the government to make a decision on whether or not to set
a decarbonisation target in 2016 at the same time as binding emission targets are set for 2030 through the next carbon budget.
Until that point, those attempting to set and calculate
decarbonisation targets in line with the Paris Agreement must choose one pre-industrial level and work from there.
Not exact matches
The government should be legislating now
in the Energy Bill for a
decarbonisation target for 2030
in order to give a framework for those seeking to invest
in renewable, nuclear, and clean gas and coal technology.
In June 2013, Conservative MP Tim Yeo and Barry Gardiner jointly tabled an amendment to the UK Energy Bill which proposed establishing by 2014 a
decarbonisation target for the UK's electricity generating sector, to be achieved by 2030.
He has more sympathy with the Lib Dems, who voted for the inclusion of a
decarbonisation target for 2030
in their autumn conference last year but were then confronted with the coalition's compromise only a couple of months later.
We will legislate for a
decarbonisation target for 2030 and unlock billions of pounds
in new investment
in renewables, nuclear and clean gas and coal technology.
A «wholesale transformation of the energy system» is required, the report says, and given the scale and complexity of the change a
decarbonisation target should be included
in the energy bill to provide a policy commitment for the investors who will need to provide the capital for the development of new technologies.
In return the government deal has seen the Lib Dems abandon their party policy to secure a
decarbonisation target for 2030.
Farron's move
in a letter to a constituent released at the weekend came as the IPPR thinktank published new research showing the proposed
decarbonisation target need not increase energy prices, and the government's alternative of relying on gas will boost bills by as much as # 15.
MPs have an historic chance to deliver that certainty
in the form of a
decarbonisation target to be set by 2014.
Much has been made of the need for a
decarbonisation target, a measure that, if included
in the Energy Bill, would drive investment to slash the carbon intensity of UK electricity production by 2030, bringing with it huge jobs and growth benefits to many corners of the UK.
So we have also committed to set a 2030 power sector
decarbonisation target; hold to the system of contract for difference
in the energy bill; create an Energy Security Board with responsibility for identifying our energy needs and providing a clear framework to deliver this; and give the Green Investment Bank borrowing powers to support investment.»
And with a 1.5 C degree
target option currently alive
in the text, along with words such as «
decarbonisation» and «carbon neutral», the signal couldn't be clearer.
These two Directives combined set binding
targets for 10 % renewable energy
in transport fuel by 2020 and the
decarbonisation of transport fuels by 6 % by 2020.
But
in recent years, the country has struggled to achieve further reductions
in line with its own climate
targets, tarnishing its image as poster child of international
decarbonisation efforts.