UK climate
legislation
In December 2008, the UK Parliament passed the Climate Change Act 2008, setting in statute a legally binding, long-term target for the UK to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. The Climate Change Act provides the legislative framework for the UK Government’s programme of actions and policies on climate change, establishes a system of carbon budgets, and creates the independent expert body, the Committee on Climate Change, to advise the Government. |
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EU climate
legislation
The European Union (EU) is the main source of environmental law across the 27 Member States, and is also leading the development of climate and energy law and policy. The decarbonisation of Europe’s economies depends on the right laws being adopted and the right laws and policies being implemented, tracked and enforced.
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