UoS-ECS-Rai/sustainability-policymaking huggingface dataset:
The sustainable energy system of the future will be more complex than the system we have today. It will be a system filled with sustainable electrons and sustainable molecules. There are two potential ways forward for us. The large-scale roll-out of offshore wind in the decades to come will lead to a major green energy source becoming available that will chiefly be able to supply the sustainable centres of industry in the Netherlands with energy. Kicking off the development of this "Green North Sea Powerhouse" requires a systematic and planned approach beyond 2030, comparable to the Delta Works. On the road to 2050, growth up to 60 GW of established capacity may be achieved, depending on the national and international demand for electricity. This requires effective communication with all stakeholders, including coordination with other North Sea countries, with a view to establishing a reliable and affordable energy system and a combined objective of a sustainable economy, safeguarding and, where possible, reinforcing the ecological value of the North Sea. In addition, the future will feature options such as the expansion of interconnection, conversion to hydrogen or other energy carriers, greater flexibility on the demand side, smart grids, storage and artificial islands in the long term, with a view to cost-effective integration of more offshore wind energy. On land, the situation will be virtually mirrored, with citizens (such as "prosumers"), districts, public authorities, public institutions, network and other operators, businesses and civic organisations collaborating on an extensive web of local and regional, small and larger
Publish an annual progress update against a set of key indicators for achieving our climate goals. • Expand climate change training to ensure the Civil Service has the skills and people it needs to deliver net zero. 4. Our goal is to go even further to embed net zero across government activity. This will mean that government takes net zero into account when taking decisions, public sector buildings will emit less carbon, our procurement decisions will lead to greener supply chains, and civil servants across government will have the skills they need to deliver this mission.
Powering Up Britain
Energy security is one of this governments greatest priorities and why the Prime Minister created the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in February. The new departments mission is to replace our energy with cheaper, cleaner, domestic sources. We will be powered by renewables including wind and solar, hydrogen, power with carbon capture, usage and storage CCUS and new nuclear plants - while recognising the vital role that UK oil and gas will play in the transition. This will make us much more energy independent, to protect us from volatile international energy markets, while underpinning our clean energy transition, so the UK becomes a net zero economy by 2050. The energy transition in line with net zero is one of the greatest economic opportunities for this country and we are committed to ensuring that the UK takes advantage of its early mover status. Powering Up Britain sets out the departments approach to energy security and net zero, and acts as an introduction to Powering Up Britain Energy Security Plan, and Powering Up Britain Net Zero Growth Plan, both of which are complementary and should be read alongside each other. Powering Up Britain Energy Security Plan
Together with the Powering Up Britain Net Zero Growth Plan, this document sets out the steps the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is taking to ensure the UK is more energy independent, secure and resilient. The plan will build on our ambitions set out in the British Energy Security Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy to enable the transformation of the energy system so it is secure, low-cost and low-carbon. We will move towards energy independence by aiming for a doubling of Britains electricity generation capacity by the late 2030s, in line with our aim to fully decarbonise the power sector by 2035, subject to security of supply, whilst recognising the role that UKs oil and gas sector will play in that transition. This plan is complemented by the Net Zero Growth Plan, with a focus on our long-term decarbonisation trajectory and how it can improve the UKs competitiveness, deliver an industrial renaissance and level up the whole of the United Kingdom. It should be read together with this plan.
Powering Up Britain Net Zero Growth Plan
Together with the Powering Up Britain Energy Security Plan, this document sets out how the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero aims to enhance the UKs energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition, and deliver on our net zero commitments. This plan
Under a system of carbon budgets, every tonne of greenhouse gases emitted between now and 2050 will count. Where emissions rise in one sector, the UK will have to achieve corresponding falls in another. 1. Setting of the first to third carbon budget
Final statement for the first carbon budget period
Carbon Budgets Order 2009
Climate Change Act 2008 2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions Order 2009
2. Setting of the second carbon budget credit limit
Setting the limit on the use of international carbon units for the second carbon budget period 2013 to 2017
Climate Change Act 2008 Credit Limit Order 2011
3. Setting of the third carbon budget credit limit
Setting the limit on the use of international carbon units for the third carbon budget period 2018 to 2022
Climate Change Act 2008 Credit Limit Order 2016
4. Setting of the fourth carbon budget 2023-2027
Carbon Budgets Order 2011
5. Setting of the fifth carbon budget 2028-2032
The government has agreed with the Committee on Climate Change and set the fifth budgetary period covering 2028 to 2032 at 1,725 MtCO2e. Carbon Budget Order 2016
6. Setting of the sixth carbon budget 2033-2037
The government has set the sixth carbon budget at 965 MtCO2e, in line with the level advised by the Committee on Climate Change.
Carbon Budget Order 2021
Data used in all tables and figures in sixth Carbon Budget Impact Assessment MS Excel Spreadsheet, 203 KB
Policies and proposals to meet carbon budgets
In 2011, the government set out scenarios on how it is going to meet the first four carbon budgets from 2008-2027. Related information
Remuneration and pensions etc U.K. 8 U.K. The Committee may pay to the members such remuneration and allowances as the national authorities may determine. 9 U.K. The Committee must, if required to do so by the national authorities- (a) pay such pensions, gratuities or allowances as the national authorities may determine to or in respect of any person who is or has been a member, or (b) pay such sums as the national authorities may determine towards provision for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to or in respect of such a person. 10 U.K. If the national authorities consider there are special circumstances which make it right for a person who has ceased to be a member to receive compensation, the Committee must pay the person such compensation as the national authorities may determine.
The thermal regulations applicable to new buildings will be reinforced in order to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It will strive to bring about significant technological and industrial development in the field of building design and insulation and for each of the energy sectors, within the framework of a balanced energy mix, with low greenhouse gas emissions. and contributing to national energy independence. The State has set itself the following objectives: of national energy dependence. The State has set itself the following objectives: a) All new constructions subject to a building permit application submitted from the end of 2012 and, in advance from the end of 2010, if these are public buildings and buildings assigned to the tertiary sector, have a primary energy consumption below a threshold of 50 kilowatt hours per square meter and per year on average; for energies which have an advantageous balance in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, this threshold will be modulated in order to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the energy used, in accordance with the first paragraph; this threshold may also be modulated according to the location, characteristics and use of the buildings; each energy sector must, in any case, greatly reduce the energy consumption requirements defined by the regulations to which it is subject on the date of entry into force of this law. In order to guarantee the energy design quality of buildings, thermal regulations will also set an ambitious threshold for the maximum energy requirement for heating buildings; this threshold may be modulated according to the location, characteristics and use of the buildings. A study by the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices will be carried out in order to propose a relevant level of modulation to respect the objectives set in the first paragraph and to measure the economic impact of the entire planned system; this study will also examine questions related to the factors for converting final energy into primary energy; b) All new constructions for which a building permit application has been submitted as of the end of 2020 have, with some exceptions, a primary energy consumption lower than the quantity of renewable energy produced in these constructions, and in particular wood energy; c) New dwellings built within the framework of the national urban renovation program provided for by law n 2003-710 of 1 August 2003 on orientation and programming for the city and urban renovation comply with Article 3
15 (1) The regulations must identify the persons to whom the trading scheme applies (the "participants"). U.K. (2) The regulations- (a) may identify the participants by reference to any, or any combination of, criteria, or (b) provide for their identification by a specified person or body. (3) The regulations may provide for more than one person to be treated as a single participant. (4) The regulations may provide for persons to cease to be participants in circumstances specified in the regulations.
The government is committed to a very significant increase in the level of clean, renewable energy. This will be achieved by a significant step change. Our 2030 decarbonisation ambition will require all sectors to step-up a level if we are to achieve our EU targets. For electricity, the following measures will be critical to success: 1. Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Expenditure area 21 Energy Against the background of the vision that by 2050 Sweden should have a sustainable and resource-efficient energy supply with no net emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the government proposes that additional funds be invested in energy research. The focus and goals of the research will be proposed in the energy research proposal that will be presented in autumn 2012. The government proposes that the grant for Energy research be increased by SEK 250 million in 2013. In 2014, the government estimates that the grant will be increased by SEK 250 million. In 2015 and 2016, the government estimates to set aside 270 and 470 million kroner respectively.
Trading U.K. 9 (1) The regulations must provide for the participants in a trading scheme to trade in any allowances or credits under the scheme. U.K. (2) The regulations may also provide for trading in the allowances or credits by third parties authorised in accordance with the regulations. (3) The regulations must specify the circumstances in which trading is permitted. (4) The regulations may require trading to be notified to the administrator of the trading scheme.
In Prime Minister Sanna Marin&#39;s government program, the importance of tourism to Finnish society has been taken into account. The government program contains eight measures directly related to the tourism industry and numerous mentions indirectly related to the tourism industry, e.g. to the platform economy, the development of digital and road infrastructure, the reduction of the repair debt of off-road sites. The measures targeted at the tourism sector are particularly focused on the sustainable growth of the tourism sector and are supported for launching a program to increase tourism entrepreneurship, improving the conditions for practicing nature tourism, and strengthening cultural tourism. The government has also launched the Sustainable Tourism 2030 program as part of the implementation of previous entries. In accordance with the EU&#39;s decision, Finland is committed to significantly reduce carbon emissions over the next decades. Prime Minister Sanna Marin&#39;s government program also emphasizes the importance of operating in accordance with sustainable development. Finland&#39;s goal is carbon neutrality by 2035 and halting the depletion of biodiversity by 2030. By strengthening the ecological sustainability of the tourism industry, we aim to realize these goals. Sustainable tourism is also aligned as part of Finland&#39;s Arctic policy, both in the new Finnish Arctic strategy published in 2016 and in the spring of 2021. A description of the reforms and investments related to the area
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to those components, as applicable;
For climate forcers included in nationally determined
contributions not covered by IPCC guidelines, information on
how the climate forcers are estimated;
Further technical information, as necessary;
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The target of at least 55% net reduction by 2030 is intended to be achieved
through domestic measures, in the context of acting jointly with the
European Union and its Member States and with Norway, without
contribution from international credits. (See 4(b)). How the Party considers that its nationally determined contribution is fair and ambitious in the light of its national circumstances:
How the Party considers that its nationally determined
contribution is fair and ambitious in the light of its national
circumstances;
The intention to use voluntary cooperation under Article 6 of
the Paris Agreement, if applicable. Not applicable
Fairness considerations, including reflecting on equity;
Iceland's updated NDC represents a significant increase in ambition
beyond its initial NDC submitted at the time of ratifying the Paris
Agreement. Both the initial NDC and this update require significantly
higher net emissions reductions than were projected as business as usual
at the time of their adoption. Iceland regards its nationally determined contribution to represent its fair
share of the efforts to achieve the global long-term goal of the Paris
Agreement. The IPCC Special Report on global warming of 1.5C shows that pathways
limiting warming to 1.5C typically achieve net zero greenhouse gas
emissions at global level in the second half of this century. This enhanced
NDC is in line with Iceland's intention of achieving a climate-neutrality
2040. Iceland therefore considers the enhanced NDC to be a fair
contribution towards the global temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
LAND USE and FORESTRY SECTOR OBJECTIVE 02.1. Reduce deforestation and forest damage by 20% of the 2007 values by 2020 PURPOSE 03. LIMIT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LAND USES AND CHANGES SUCH AS FORESTS, PASTURES, AGRICULTURE AND SETTLEMENTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
COe by 2030. Farm accounts. The sector strategy for energy and industry allocates DKK 5 million in 2021 to
contribute to the development of climate accounts at farm level that will support a cost-effective
regulation of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, but a major research effort remains to be
done to facilitate the preparation of true and fair climate accounts at farm level. Research. The Government has started ten research projects with a budget of DKK 90 million to
help identify future solutions for agriculture-related reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The fund-
ing comes from the climate research programme and is allocated for the period 2019-2021. Development initiatives:
Greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector are currently not regulated in the EU but
have been left to the Member States with differentiated national reduction targets for the non-ETS
sectors. This reduces the incentive for climate friendly activities and entails challenges of carbon
leakage risks internally in the EU. At European level, the Government is therefore working for a
common European reduction commitment and strengthened regulation regulation of agriculture
and its LULUCF activities. The Government is working to ensure that the reform of the EU's com-
mon agricultural policy is used to support climate measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in the agricultural sector. A mission defined in the Government's green research strategy is the development of new tech-
nologies and solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food and agricultural production. To reduce the agricultural climate impact without just reducing agricultural production, it is neces-
sary to develop new technologies and solutions that can reduce the climate impact per unit pro-
duced. Current research includes biorefining whereby biomass can be converted into biochar, oil and gas
through pyrolysis. The biochar is worked into the ground where the carbon bound in the biochar
degrades very slowly, thereby removing it from the atmosphere for many years. Subject to consid-
erable uncertainty, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) assesses that carbon binding from
biochar has a technical reduction potential of up to 6 million tonnes of Cose a year. The Danish
Council on Climate Change assesses that a third of the
Trading U.K. 19 (1) The regulations must provide for the participants in a trading scheme to trade in certificates. U.K. (2) The regulations may also provide for trading in certificates by third parties authorised in accordance with the regulations. (3) The regulations must specify the circumstances in which trading is permitted. (4) The regulations may require trading to be notified to the administrator of the trading scheme.
These notes and reports give additional background to the annual ICF results. UK International Climate Finance ICF is a portfolio of investments with a goal to support international poverty eradication now and in the future by helping developing countries manage risk and build resilience to the impacts of climate change, take up low-carbon development at scale and manage natural resources sustainably. Through annual publications we set out results from these investments against a set of Key Performance Indicators KPIs. Methodology notes
The ICF Key Performance Indicator KPIs methodology notes are used to guide programme teams, delivery partners and analysts managing ICF programming in their data collection for ICF results. Evaluation reports
Learning is essential to achieve maximum impact and value-for-money of ICF.
Under a cross-departmental ICF monitoring, evaluation and learning programme, 3 independent evaluations were externally commissioned to address evidence gaps related to ICF policy and strategy. Portfolio evaluation 1 Integration of International Climate Finance ICF
This evaluation addressed the question of how the integration of climate finance within development programmes supported the achievement of climate change outcomes. Portfolio evaluation 2 Mobilising private finance through demonstration effects
This portfolio evaluation examined how private investors were influenced by evidence from ICF-supported projects to invest in low-carbon, climate-resilient projects. Portfolio evaluation 2 Mobilising private finance through demonstration effects, final report PDF, 937 KB December 2019
Management response to Portfolio evaluation 2 final report ODT, 27 KB
Portfolio evaluation 3 Support for policy change
This evaluated how ICF supported changes to global, national, sub-national policies to contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change.
page 22 of 47 Flemish climate strategy for 2050 OCC Supplementary Information 1 dated 04-02-2020 (2020C80760.001)
Therefore, the objective of this Long-Term Strategy (hereinafter ELP or Strategy) is to articulate a coherent and integrated response to the climate crisis, which takes advantage of the opportunities for the modernization and competitiveness of our economy and is socially fair and inclusive. It is a roadmap for moving forward towards climate neutrality in the 2050 horizon, with intermediate milestones in 2030 and 2040. Due to its time frame, it should be noted that the mission of the PRS is not to know how specific technological changes will occur in the different sectors of the economy. It is about presenting a coherent proposal on said transformation using the scientific-technical knowledge currently available.
List of abbreviations: The Slovak Republic places great emphasis on air quality, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation of climate change, security of supply of all types of energy and their affordability. In 2019, the Slovak Republic signed up to the commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Slovakia has a balanced share of nuclear fuel and fossil fuels in gross domestic consumption. The development of the Slovak energy industry is aimed at optimizing the energy mix so that emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants decrease as much as possible while maintaining or increasing energy security and affordability of individual types of energy. According to § 88 of Act no. 251/2012 Coll. on energy and the amendment and supplementation of certain laws, as amended by the Ministry of the Interior of the SR, is responsible for developing an energy policy for a period of at least 20 years and for updating it in a five-year cycle. The integrated national energy and climate plan developed in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation EP and Council (EU) no. 2018/1999 on management of the energy union and measures in the area of climate is an update of the energy policy approved by resolution of the Government of the Slovak Republic no. 548/2014 2 05 November 2014.
Within the scope of the EU objective for reducing GHG emissions by 20% by 2020, the target set for Slovenia for the non-ETS sector allows for an increase in emissions of 4% compared to 2005. In addition to the 2020 target, the Commission has also set interim yearly emissions (for 2013-2019), which (for Member States with permitted emission increase) follow a linear trajectory from 2009 to 2020. The linear trajectory was set in the Commission Decision No 2013/162/EU of 26 March 2013 on determining Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC. On 31 October, the Commission adopted the Implementing Decision on the adjustments to Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 (2013/634/EU), by way of which the adjustment has been determined for the target trajectory referred to in the Decision No. 2013/162/EU in accordance with the quantity of rights as a result of the changes regarding range of installations in the EU-ETS system after 2012. In 2017, the Commission adopted an adjustment of annual targets in order to ensure compliance with the reporting methodology, which affected the target emissions in 2017-2020. Considering both Decisions, the target emissions for Slovenia are as follows (by applying GWP from the fourth report: IPCC-4AR):
This Order amends the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011 so as to give effect to amendments made to the Waste Framework Directive by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997 of 2017 amending Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the hazardous property HP 14 ‘Ecotoxic'. It also revokes the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016.