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Climate Change Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 38: 38: Clause 5, page 3, line 33, leave out ““the number of years in the period”” and insert ““five”” The noble Duke said: We had an interesting debate on an earlier occasion when the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, tried to tempt us with the thought of changing away from five years. As far as I could see, the Government were not convinced, and I am not sure that the rest of the Committee was. The amendment would simply tidy up the language of the Bill and make it more precise. The Bill already stipulates that the number of years for a carbon budget period will be five. We see no reason why that cannot be reflected here. The amendment would simplify the language for what the ““annual equivalent”” means; that is, the carbon budget divided by five. I hope that it will find favour with the Minister. I beg to move.