Part 11: Energy Savings Opportunity Schemes Section 259: Action to achieve energy savings or emissions reductions
This section enables ESOS regulations to require participants to take action to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The section sets out different ways in which regulations may set these requirements by reference to various objectives and means (subsection (1)).
	The objective may be to take a course of action, for example to implement specific recommendations from the ESOS assessment, or it may be to make a specified energy or emissions reduction, for example to reduce emissions by a set percentage.
	The means may be either a requirement to achieve that objective, or a requirement which encourages the participant to achieve the objective. An example of the latter would be a requirement to publish information on whether they have carried out specific recommendations or set a public target to reduce emissions by a set percentage.
	Subsection (2) sets out the kind of actions that may be required of a participant for the purposes of subsection (1), for example, taking action in accordance with an ESOS action plan.
	Under subsections (3) and (4), regulations may require participants to report on actions taken or energy or emissions reductions achieved and may also require participants to provide an explanation when such requirements are not met.
	Under subsection (5), regulations may set out requirements for the publication and verification of these reports.
	Subsection (6) enables regulations to specify various matters in relation to the requirements on scheme participants, including that they may need to refer to a cost-benefit analysis, and may specify which participants are required to take action or in what circumstances.