Climate Change Act 2008 | Compliance | KYOCERA MITA

A unilateral statutory commitment to 80% greenhouse gas reduction by 2050

The Climate Change Act was passed on 26th November 2008 and includes the following provisions:

to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions
to provide for a system of carbon budgeting
to establish a Committee on Climate Change
to confer powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse gas emissions or encouraging activities that reduce such emissions or remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere
to make provision about adaptation to climate change
to confer powers to make schemes for providing financial incentives to produce less domestic waste and to recycle more of what is produced
to make provision about the collection of household waste
to confer powers to make provision about charging for single use carrier bags
to amend the provisions of the Energy Act 2004 about renewable transport fuel obligations
to make provision about carbon emissions reduction targets
to make other provision about climate change.

In passing the Act, the UK became the first country to commit to a unilateral target for reduction of greenhouse gases that is line with the expert opinion on what is needed to avoid irreversible global warming.