As part of its suite of policies designed to mitigate climate change, the UK Government is to introduce a new mandatory emissions trading scheme. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) aims to deliver energy and carbon savings from large public and private sector organisations across the UK. It is enabled via the Climate Change Act which became law in November 2008 and the scheme is expected to commence in April 2010.
Based
on the criteria set out in the CRC, Biffa is obligated to register
and participate in the scheme. A number of measures will be put in
place as part of our strategy going forward to ensure compliance with
the scheme, including:
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Defining key management responsibility
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Implementing robust data collection systems to record energy consumption (excluding transport based data)
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Review of electricity credit entitlements based on renewable energy generated and exported
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Installation of SMART/ AMR meters
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Review information and implement further efficiency measures to continue to reduce emissions
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Consider the Carbon Trust Standard
For more information on climate change please go to:
• Department of Energy and Climate Change
• Carbon Trust Standard
