Clause 15
Climate Change Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
Frank Cook (Stockton North, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendment No. 7, in clause 30, page 15, line 36, leave out subsections (1) to (5) and insert—
‘(1) Emissions of greenhouse gases from international aviation or international shipping do not count as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Part, except as provided by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of State may by order define what is to be regarded for this purpose as international aviation or international shipping.
Any such order is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
(3) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of five years beginning with the passing of this Act—
(a) make provision by regulations as to the circumstances in which, and the extent to which, emissions from international aviation or international shipping are to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom, or
(b) lay before Parliament a report explaining why regulations making such provision have not been made.
(4) The expiry of the period mentioned in subsection (3) does not affect the power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section.
(5) Regulations under this section—
(a) may make provision only in relation to emissions of a targeted greenhouse gas;
(b) may, in particular, provide for such emissions to be regarded as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom if they relate to the transport of passengers or goods to or from the United Kingdom.’.
Amendment (a) to Government amendment No. 7, in line 13, leave out from ‘Kingdom’ to end of line 15.
Amendment (b) to Government amendment No. 7, in line 13, leave out from ‘Kingdom’ to end of line 17.
Amendment No. 81, in clause 30, page 16, line 9, leave out from ‘passed’ to end of line 11.
Amendment No. 82, in clause 30, page 16, line 11, at end insert—
‘(5A) Regulations under this section must provide for emissions arising from the transport of goods to the United Kingdom to take account of all stages of the journey of those goods to the United Kingdom from their point of origin, where any part of that journey has been by sea or through the Channel Tunnel.’.
New clause 1—Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
‘(1) Emissions of greenhouse gases from international aviation and shipping shall count as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Part from 1st January 2013, as provided by regulations under this section.
(2) The Secretary of State may by order define what is to be regarded for this purpose as international aviation or international shipping.
(3) An order made under subsection (2) is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
(4) The Secretary of State may make provision by regulation as to the circumstances in which, and the extent to which, emissions from international aviation or international shipping are to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as emissions from sources in the United Kingdom.
(5) Such provision may be made only in relation to emissions of a targeted greenhouse gas and in making such provision the Secretary of State shall have regard to international carbon reporting practice.
(6) Regulations under this section may make provision—
(a) as to the period or periods (whether past or future) in which emissions of the targeted greenhouse gas are to be taken into account as UK emissions of that gas, and
(b) as to the manner in which such emissions are to be taken into account in determining the 1990 baseline in relation to those periods.
(7) They may, in particular—
(a) designate a different base year, or
(b) designate a number of base years, and to provide for the emissions in that year, or the average amount of emissions in those years, to be taken into account as if part of the 1990 baseline.
(8) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.’.
Amendment (a) to new clause 1, in line 14, at end insert—
‘(5A) Regulations under this section must provide for emissions arising from the transport of goods to the United Kingdom to take account of all stages of the journey of those goods to the United Kingdom from their point of origin, where any part of that journey has been by sea or through the Channel Tunnel.’.