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# CLIMATE CHANGE 

# 2020 No. 115 

The Carbon Accounting (Provision for 2018) Regulations 2020 

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The Secretary of State, before making these Regulations, has consulted with the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, in accordance with section 28(4)(b) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (“the Act”)( a ). 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(1) and (2) and 27(3) and (4) of the Act, makes the following Regulations: 

## Citation and commencement 

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Carbon Accounting (Provision for 2018) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 28th February 2020. 

## Interpretation 

2.  In these Regulations— 

“the 2009 Regulations” means the Carbon Accounting Regulations 2009( b ); 

“aerodrome” has the same meaning as in article 4 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions) Order 2009( c ); 

“the domestic aviation cap” means the figure produced as a result of carrying out the calculation set out in the Schedule to these Regulations; 

“domestic aviation emissions” means the emissions of carbon dioxide arising from any aircraft during taking off, flying and landing when the aerodrome from which the aircraft takes off and the aerodrome at which the aircraft next lands are both located in the United Kingdom. 

