54.Subsections (1) and (3) require the Secretary of State to set carbon budgets using affirmative resolution orders.
55.Subsection (2) provides that every carbon budget must be set with a view to meeting the 2050 target, the 2020 target and any percentage target or percentage range for a year after 2050. Budgets must also be set with a view to complying with the UK’s European Community and international obligations (any international treaties to which the UK is a signatory).
Commentary on Sections Carbon budgeting Section 8: Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods