{"id":27588,"date":"2008-11-27T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:02","slug":"2588-uk-climate-bills-get-royal-assent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2588-uk-climate-bills-get-royal-assent\/","title":{"rendered":"UK climate bills get royal assent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The climate legislation commits the current UK government and all  subsequent governments to slashing emissions of carbon dioxide and  other greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050. A new, independent  climate-change committee will monitor the progress towards this  target, as well as recommend the first three five-year carbon  &quot;budgets&quot; on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, an energy bill was approved that allows energy  companies to pay &quot;feed-in tariffs&quot; to homeowners, community groups and  businesses that export excess low-carbon energy to the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The planning bill &#8212; the third &quot;green&quot; bill on the schedule &#8212; sets up  a national committee to decide on important environmental  developments. This bill has led environmentalists to make accusations  that the legalisation may be used to push through big infrastructure  schemes such as the expansion of London&#8217;s Heathrow airport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2008\/nov\/27\/climate-change-carbon-emissions-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom&#8217;s climate-change bill, aimed at reducing the  country&#8217;s greenhouse-gas emissions, received royal assent on Wednesday  night, the Guardian reported. 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