(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision in respect of emissions for the purposes of carbon reporting under the Climate Change Act 2008 (“the Act”).
Article 2 designates nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) as a targeted designated gas for the purposes of the list of targeted greenhouse gases in section 24(1) of the Act.
Article 3 adds NF3 into the definition of greenhouse gas in the Act and sets the base year for NF3 as a targeted greenhouse gas.
Article 4 makes amendments consequential on article 3(3) to maintain the existing definition of greenhouse gas in relation to governance and reporting requirements imposed on trustees of certain occupational pension schemes.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.