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Environment Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Lea of Crondall (Non-affiliated) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 September 2021. It occurred during Debate on bills on Environment Bill.

Moved by

Lord Lea of Crondall

119: After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause—

“Economic and environmental goals

Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed the Secretary of State must publish plans to incorporate a metric for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as a coefficient of GDP growth.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish plans on a metric for greenhouse gas emissions as a coefficient of GDP growth (i.e. the degree to which greenhouse gas emissions are growing more or less than GDP). The metric could be published alongside regular GDP updates with the intention that the coefficient should, over time, reduce.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
814 cc1476-7 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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