http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/section/81Climate Change Act 2008An Act to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for a system of carbon budgeting; to establish a Committee on Climate Change; to confer powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse gas emissions or encouraging activities that reduce such emissions or remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere; to make provision about adaptation to climate change; to confer powers to make schemes for providing financial incentives to produce less domestic waste and to recycle more of what is produced; to make provision about the collection of household waste; to confer powers to make provision about charging for single use carrier bags; to amend the provisions of the Energy Act 2004 about renewable transport fuel obligations; to make provision about carbon emissions reduction targets; to make other provision about climate change; and for connected purposes. 9texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-01-17Expert Participation2023-12-26 Climate Change Act 2008s. 86(1)(a)Housing and Planning Act 2016s. 211(2)(a)s. 216(3)Climate Change Act 2008s. 86(1)(b) and wordHousing and Planning Act 2016s. 211(2)(b)s. 216(3)Climate Change Act 2008s. 86(7A)(7B)Housing and Planning Act 2016s. 211(5)s. 216(3) Part 5811The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19) is amended as follows.2After section 3 insert—3A1The Welsh Ministers must from time to time publish a climate change measures report.2A local authority in Wales must, in exercising its functions, have regard to any current climate change measures report.3A “climate change measures report” means a report containing information about the local authority measures the Welsh Ministers consider would or might have any of the following effects—aimproving efficiency in the use of any description or source of energy;bincreasing the amount of energy generated, or heat produced, by microgeneration;cincreasing the amount of energy generated, or heat produced, by plant that relies wholly or mainly on a source of energy or a technology listed in section 26(2);dreducing emissions of greenhouse gases;ereducing the number of households in which one or more persons are living in fuel poverty;faddressing the impact of climate change.4Before publishing a climate change measures report, the Welsh Ministers must consult such representatives of local government, and such other persons, as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.5The Secretary of State's consent is required to the publication in a climate change measures report of information about a local authority measure to which subsection (6) applies.6This subsection applies to a local authority measure if the Secretary of State has a function in relation to the measure of—amaking subordinate legislation,bissuing guidance or directions, orcmaking determinations or hearing appeals,and that function is exercisable in relation to Wales.7In this section—“local authority” means any of the following—a county council;a county borough council;a community council;“local authority measure” means anything a local authority in Wales may do in the exercise of its functions (including deciding not to exercise a power)..3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 81(3) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 57(4)(b), 115(3)(e)