UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2421
Climate Change (Emissions Targets) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill requires the UK government to set legal targets for reducing carbon emissions (gases that cause climate change) and commit to meeting them. It aims to make climate action a legal requirement rather than just a voluntary goal, forcing future governments to take climate change seriously.
Presented by Rachel Reeves.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt
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The people's count47 votes
32% Aye · 1568% No · 32
MPs' vote626 MPs
58% Ayes · 36342% Noes · 263
The democratic gap
26% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading11 Jun 2019
- 2nd reading