CARBON REDUCTION COMMITMENT (CRC) NEW GUIDANCE INFORMATION

April 29th, 2010

In preparation for the start of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, new guidance is now available on the Environment Agency’s website.

In addition to updating the registration guidelines, first published in November 2009, the Environment Agency has produced new documents which contain information for CRC Participants on preparing and submitting an Annual Report and Footprint Report. These reports will need to be submitted by around 5,000 CRC Participants in July 2011.

Further supporting documents have also been published which explain the rules of CRC and cover areas such as organisational change, estimation techniques, supply rules and the interaction of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and Climate Change Act with CRC.

New tools for CRC Participants are also available. These are:
· A voluntary spreadsheet tool that allows the storage (in a single file) of energy supply data for the Footprint and Annual Reports; and
· Guidance and templates for setting up and maintaining an Evidence Pack.

Tony Grayling, Head of Climate Change at the Environment Agency said: “Around 20,000 organisations are now gearing up to register for CRC between the 1st April and 30th September 2010, of these about 5,000 will be full Participants in the scheme. This new information provides further information to help guide Participants through the next stage in the CRC process in preparing reports due for submission in July 2011.

“The Environment Agency is committed to providing as much information as possible on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in order to ensure that all eligible organisations are fully prepared for the scheme.”

For more information on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and to find out how your organisation is affected visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/crc.

You can also contact the Environment Agency CRC helpdesk at crchelp@environment-agency.gov.uk.

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