# Climate Change Act 2008, Section 8: Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods


(1) The Secretary of State must set the carbon budget for a budgetary period by order.
(2) The carbon budget for a period must be set with a view to meeting—
(a) the target in section 1 (the target for 2050), and
(b) the requirements of section 5 (requirements as to level of carbon budgets),
and complying with the European and international obligations of the United Kingdom.
(3) An order setting a carbon budget is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-2008/section-8
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