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Legally binding carbon budgets - what is the punishment if they are not achieved?
According to the BBC news website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6444145 .stm) Britain could become the first country to set legally binding carbon reduction targets (60% cut in emissions by 2050) under the new draft Climate Change Bill.
The website states that "If they miss the figure, future governments could be taken to court", but what would be the punishments available to the judge? A fine would surely only cost the taxpayer, and I doubt all the Environment Ministers from the past 43 years would be jailed. So what does legally binding really mean in this case?
The website states that "If they miss the figure, future governments could be taken to court", but what would be the punishments available to the judge? A fine would surely only cost the taxpayer, and I doubt all the Environment Ministers from the past 43 years would be jailed. So what does legally binding really mean in this case?
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