UK POLICIES AND MEASURES

SIAN PRIEST

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

UK’s Third National Communication

• Published in October 2001

• Based on UK Climate Change Programme

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

Context

The UK’s 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

UK Climate Change Programme

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

Transport

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

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Energy supply

• A target for 10% of the UK’s electricity to be supplied from renewable energy by 2010

UK greenhouse gas emissions

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Basket of greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide

Kyoto target by 2008-2012

Domestic carbon dioxidegoal by 2010