Commentary on Sections Part 1: Decarbonisation Section 2: Matters to be taken into account
67.Subsection (1) provides that the Secretary of State must take into account the matters specified in subsection (2) when setting or amending a decarbonisation target range.
68.Subsection (2) sets out a list of matters to be taken into account. This is intended to give examples of the broad range of relevant factors that will inform any decision relating to a decarbonisation target range. The matters are not listed in any particular order; the order has no legal significance. Some of these matters reflect those contained in section 10 of the Climate Change Act 2008, which sets out the matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets, and others are specific to the electricity sector (such as the matters referred to in paragraphs (b) and (f)). Paragraph (i) links the setting or amending of a decarbonisation target range to the 2050 carbon target and the carbon budgets in the Climate Change Act 2008.