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CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACT 2010 - SECT 6 ACT greenhouse gas emissions target

CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACT 2010 - SECT 6

ACT greenhouse gas emissions target

    (1)     The principal target (the ACT target ) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT to achieve zero net emissions by 30 June 2045.

    (2)     For this section, zero net emissions is achieved if any emissions of greenhouse gas in the ACT are balanced by—

        (a)     avoidance and mitigation activities; and

        (b)     emissions offsets outside the ACT but within Australia.

    (3)     The Minister may determine emissions offsets that may be used to balance any emissions of greenhouse gas in the ACT.

    (4)     A determination is a notifiable instrument.

    (5)     In making a determination, the Minister must—

        (a)     seek, and have regard to, the advice of the council to assist the Minister to determine the emissions offsets; and

        (b)     as far as practicable, ensure consistency with the best national and international practices in relation to using emissions offsets to balance greenhouse gas emissions.