LEX-FAOC035795

This Act makes provision for a wide variety of measures regarding sustainable energy use and production including energy efficiency, energy for renewable resources and small-scale production of energy. The principal purpose of the Act is to enhance the United Kingdom's contribution to combating climate change.; The Act places a duty on local authorities, when exercising their functions, to have regard to a report published by the Secretary of State on ways in which they might improve energy efficiency, increase small-scale production of heat and/or electricity from a low carbon source (microgeneration), reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate fuel poverty.; The Government shall implement existing microgeneration policies and strategies and make modifications to electricity supply and distribution licences requiring the holders of those licences to acquire electricity that their customers generate from microgeneration.; The Act places a duty on the Secretary of State to report annually on the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and the steps that have been taken by government departments during the previous year to reduce those emissions and enable him or her to impose on each gas transporter and supplier, and each electricity distributor and supplier, an obligation to achieve carbon emissions reduction targets.