A Bill 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 amend the provisions of the Energy Act 2004 about renewable transport fuel obligations; to make other provisions about climate change; and for connected purposes.
Enacted asClimate Change Act 2008Sponsors 2
Latest activity
Royal Assent (RA) — Unassigned26 Nov 2008
Quick stats
- Stages
- 16
- Publications
- 66
- Amendments
- 0
- First event
- 04 Jul 2007
- Last update
- 09 Sept 2025
- Sessions
- #21
Stages 16
- 1R1st reading — Lords14 Nov 2007
- 2R2nd reading — Lords27 Nov 2007
- CSCommittee stage — Lords11 Dec 2007
- RSReport stage — Lords25 Feb 2008
- 3R3rd reading — Lords31 Mar 2008
- 1R1st reading — Commons01 Apr 2008
- 2R2nd reading — Commons09 Jun 2008
- PMProgramme motion — Commons09 Jun 2008
- MRMoney resolution — Commons09 Jun 2008
- CSCommittee stage — Commons24 Jun 2008
- RSReport stage — Commons28 Oct 2008
- 3R3rd reading — Commons28 Oct 2008
- COCAA/ORConsideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons — Lords17 Nov 2008
- PMProgramme motion — Commons18 Nov 2008
- COLAConsideration of Lords amendments — Commons18 Nov 2008
- RARoyal Assent26 Nov 2008
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