# The Climate Change (Carbon Budgets) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Introduction: Introductory text


Climate Change, Wales
Made 17 March 2021
Coming into force 19 March 2021
In accordance with section 48(3) of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”), a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
Before the draft was laid the Welsh Ministers—
(a) satisfied themselves that each carbon budget is set at a level consistent with meeting the 2050 emissions target and the interim emissions target for any interim target year that falls within or after that budgetary period, in accordance with section 32(1)(b) of the Act,
(b) had regard to the matters listed in section 32(3) of the Act, and
(c) obtained and took into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, in accordance with section 49(1) of the Act.
The Committee on Climate Change has recommended that the carbon budget for the budgetary period 2021-2025 be amended, and that the carbon budget for the budgetary period 2026-2030 be set.
Accordingly, the Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(1) of the Act, and in accordance with section 32(2)(b) of the Act, make the following Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/332/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-carbon-budgets-wales-amendment-regulations-2021/introduction
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