Climate Change Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 7D to 7F, as amendments to Amendments Nos. 7B and 7C in lieu: 7D: (to Amendment No. 7B in lieu) Line 2, leave out ““reportable emissions from international aviation and international shipping”” and insert ““emissions of targeted greenhouse gases from international aviation and shipping attributable to sources in the United Kingdom”” 7E: (to Amendment No. 7C in lieu) Line 2, leave out ““reportable emissions from international aviation and international shipping”” and insert ““emissions of targeted greenhouse gases from international aviation and shipping attributable to sources in the United Kingdom”” 7F: (to Amendment No. 7C in lieu) Line 7, leave out ““will be required to report for that period in accordance with international carbon reporting practice”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, that procedure is probably longer than my speech. I do not know whether you can table probing amendments at this late stage of the Bill, but I am sure that the Minister will tolerate it. What concerns me, particularly in the case of international shipping, is that a number of studies over the past two years have made clear that the current measurement of emissions, both globally and relating to the UK in particular, underestimate the carbon emissions of the sector. I am not being negative about the shipping sector, because it is a very efficient form of transport in terms of carbon consumption. Indeed, if we could increase shipping at the expense of other forms of transport, we would strongly welcome that. What I seek do in these amendments, rather than leaving the term ““reportable”” that is vague and suggests adherence to the existing way of calculating these emissions, is to make sure that they are the emissions properly attributable to the United Kingdom. That is clearly what everybody means, but at the moment they are not the current reportable emissions. I would welcome assurance from the Minister on this matter. I beg to move.