UK POLICIES AND MEASURES

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UK POLICIES AND MEASURES

• SIAN PRIEST
• DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

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UKs Third National Communication

• Published in October 2001
• Based on UK Climate Change Programme

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UK Climate Change Programme

• Published in November 2000
• Sets out how the UK will achieve its target under
  the Kyoto Protocol and move towards its 2010
  domestic goal on CO2 emissions
• Currently being reviewed

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Context

• The UKs target under the Kyoto Protocol/EU
  bubble is to
• reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 12.5
  below 1990 levels by 2008-12
• In addition, the UK Government has set a national
  target to
• reduce emissions of CO2 by 20 below 1990 levels
  by 2010

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UK Climate Change Programme

• Focuses on policies to reduce emissions from
• energy supply
• business
• transport
• domestic
• agriculture, forestry and land use
• public sector

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Transport

• EU voluntary agreements on new car fuel
  efficiency, supported by reform of company car
  taxation and vehicle excise duty

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Domestic sector

• Energy efficiency commitment

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Business

• UK emissions trading scheme

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Energy supply

• A target for 10 of the UKs electricity to be
  supplied from renewable energy by 2010

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UK greenhouse gas emissions