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Decarbonisation Bill

A Bill to provide for the setting of a decarbonisation target for the UK; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Ian MurrayLabour (Co-op)

Parliament last updated

15 May 2014

In Plain English

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This Bill would set an official UK decarbonisation target and include related provisions to support achieving it. It aims to guide government policy across different sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance the UK's climate goals.

Key Points

Sets an official UK decarbonisation target.
Includes connected provisions to support reaching that target.
Aims to guide policy across sectors to reduce emissions.
Originating in the House of Commons and currently at the 2nd reading.
Sponsored by Ian Murray (Labour (Co-op)).

Progress

The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, with its first reading having taken place in 2013.

Who is affected?

UK householdsbusinesses and industryenergy sector and utilitiestransport sectorlocal and central governmentlocal authoritiespolicy researchers and climate bodies

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

3 Dec 2013

2nd readingCommons

Committee stageCommons

Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

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Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Decarbonisation

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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