Introduction
The CRC is establishes a new mandatory emissions trading
scheme that aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce the amount
of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in the UK. CRC will affect large
organisations in both the public and private sector.
Organisations that meet the qualification criteria, which are
based on how much electricity they consumed in 2008, will be
obliged to participate in CRC. Participant organisations will have
to monitor their emissions and purchase allowances, sold by
Government, for each tonne of CO2 they emit.
In addition, Government will publish an annual performance
league table, showing the comparative performance of all
participants in reducing their CO2 emissions.
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Qualification for the CRC
Qualification for the scheme is based on half-hourly metered
electricity usage. Your organisation will qualify if during the
2008 calendar year it:
- had at least one half-hourly electricity meter (HHM) settled on
the half-hourly market across the whole organisation
- had a total half-hourly electricity consumption over 6,000
megawatt-hours (MWh)
Read more about qualification for the CRC
Guidance on the CRC
Guidance on how to prepare for the scheme can be found in
the draft CRC User Guide provided by government. You can download
the CRC User Guide from the
DECC website.
Views on the CRC
The City Environmental Forum submitted a collective response to
the consultation on the CRC.
Learn more about the Forum and to download its response to the
consultation here.