Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, tackle climate, and climate change.
… (including acting on climate change);...”. 9 | P a g e • The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 which places a legal obligation on Welsh Ministers to tackle climate change by meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and to set carbon budgets. It is expected that these requirements will be cascaded through the public sector in Wales and the current Welsh Government reduction target of 3…
… will cease at the end of the 2018/19 reporting year and the revenue generated by the associated Carbon Allowances element of CRC will be replaced by an enhancement to the pre- existing Climate Change Levy (CCL). Whilst CRC does not currently apply to the authority, the replacement of the scheme will result in an increase of CCL charges for Gas and electric of 67% and 45%. CCL does apply…
… policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. These include: • The 2008 Climate Change Act-Reduction of UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. • Display Energy Performance Certificates(DECs)/Energy Performance Certificates(EPCs) • Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015, which imposes a duty on councils to carry out sustainable…