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3.3 National Planning Context 24.


3.3.1 Reducing emissions 25.


This section describes the UK legislation and policy which affects the development of the proposed East Anglia THREE project.


The main objectives of the UK's renewable energy policies are in accordance with the overall Kyoto Protocol and the European policy objectives (see section 3.2.1), and are focused on a number of key aspects:


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The reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change;


The promotion of competitive energy markets in the UK and abroad to encourage sustainable economic growth and improve productivity; and


Securing national energy supply as part of a long-term sustainable energy policy


3.3.1.1 Climate Change Programme 26.


The first UK 'Climate Change Programme' was launched in November 2000 in response to its commitment agreed under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.


27. A new UK Climate Change Programme ('Tomorrow's Climate - Today's Challenge') was issued in March 2006, taking forward the agendas previously identified in the previous programme with additional emphasis upon emissions reduction reporting and climate change adaptation, as well as continuing the support for low-carbon sources of energy generation within a package of emissions reduction measures.


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The long-term UK Government strategy for carbon reduction is outlined in both the 2003 Energy White Paper (DTI 2003) and the 2007 Energy White Paper 'Meeting the Energy Challenge' (DTI 2007). The 2007 White Paper includes targets for a reduction of CO2 emissions by 60% by 2050.


3.3.1.2 The Climate Change Act 2008 29.


In 2008 the UK passed legislation that introduced the world's first long-term legally binding framework to tackle climate change. The Climate Change Act became law in the UK on 26 November 2008. It created a new approach to managing and responding to climate change in the UK by:


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Setting ambitious, legally binding emissions reduction targets; Taking powers to help meet those targets;


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


Chapter 3 Policy and Legislative Context Page 6


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