The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010 No. 1958

Amendment of article 3 (overall carbon emissions reduction target)

4.  For article 3 substitute—

“3.— (1) The overall carbon emissions reduction target for the period 1st April 2008 to 31st December 2012 is 293 million lifetime tonnes of carbon dioxide of which—

(a) a reduction of 73.4 million lifetime tonnes of carbon dioxide must be achieved by promoting measures mentioned in article 9(1A) (“the overall insulation target”); and

(b) a reduction of 16.2 million lifetime tonnes of carbon dioxide must be achieved by promoting measures in the super priority group (“the overall super priority group target”).

(2) The Authority must ensure that the sum of all—

(a) carbon emissions reduction obligations imposed on suppliers equals the overall carbon emissions reduction target;

(b) insulation obligations imposed on suppliers equals the overall insulation target;

(c) super priority group obligations imposed on suppliers equals the overall super priority group target.”.