Carbon Offset Demystified

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Climate Change Act • Climate Change Bill introduced in November 2007 and signed into law on 26 th November 2008… thus becoming the Climate Change Act • DEFRA: “…world’s first long term legally binding framework to tackle the dangers of climate change” • Key points; long term & legally binding • Government set 5 year legally binding “carbon budgets” • Budgets for 2008-2012, 2013-2017 and 2018-2022 have been set requiring a reduction in emissions of 31% from 2005 levels • Equal to a reduction in emissions of 175 MtCO 2e • Commitment to reduce emission 80% from 1990 levels to be achieved by 2050 (41 years time)
Existing UK climate policy levers <strong>Carbon</strong> Reduction Commitment <strong>Carbon</strong> Neutral Commitment DEC CCL Legislation EPC CCA ETS Building Regulations
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Page 11: Carbon trading in your organisation
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