A Bill to set targets relating to energy generation and consumption; to make provision for the sectoral targets to be met; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would set energy efficiency and energy usage targets for different sectors of the economy, to be achieved by 2020. It would also set a target of 20 per cent of electricity to be generated from renewables by 2020, together with targets for microgeneration and combined heat and power generation.
House of Commons
4 November 2009
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This Bill would set legally binding targets for energy efficiency and energy use across different sectors of the economy to be reached by 2020. It would also require 20% of electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020, with additional targets for microgeneration (small-scale generation) and for combined heat and power (CHP).
The Bill has completed its 1st reading and is now at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
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11 Feb 2009
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 11 February. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Mr Martin Caton.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
