Category: Carbon Reduction Commitment

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  1. UK Firms Face Carbon Emissions Fines

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 23 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

    UK Firms Face Carbon Emissions Fines UK businesses are facing hefty fines for failing to comply with new carbon emission regulations under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy-efficiency scheme, reports Business.Scotsman.com. The Energy Agency estimates that only 1,229 out of about 4,000 large businesses and other commercial organizations that qualify have registered under CRC. If companies fail to register by the September [...]

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  2. Business fears over impending CRC scheme

    Explore Article edie.net (Aug 9 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions

    Business fears over impending CRC scheme Businesses say mapping energy use is their biggest concern when it comes to a new government scheme to tackle carbon emissions. Public and private sector organisations see data management as their main challenge under the New Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) - a government initiative to boost energy efficiency. David Mole, managing director of environmental data specialists, Landmark Environment, which surveyed organisations about the scheme, said: "Clearly many organisations are still looking for an effective way to manage data in this new area." The legally-binding carbon trading scheme came into force on April 1.

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  3. Data Management Biggest Concern For CRC Registration

    Explore Article edie.net (Aug 4 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Data Management Biggest Concern For CRC Registration With just two months remaining for companies to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES), an industry poll has revealed that the biggest perceived barrier facing organisations is data management.

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  4. Companies unaware of green legislation

    Explore Article Dealer Support (Jun 23 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Companies unaware of green legislation A new survey by Green IT specialist Externus has revealed that 71% of business professionals still have no idea whether or not their company will be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) - despite the fact that the legislation has already been introduced. The first major impact of the legislation, which will affect companies on a yearly-basis, will be the release of league tables in April 2011 that are set to become an important measure of how green a company is. Published one year on from the CRC coming into effect, the tables will show how energy efficient businesses ...

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  5. Uncertainty and lack of understanding greet official launch of CRC scheme

    Explore Article edie.net (Mar 31 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Uncertainty and lack of understanding greet official launch of CRC scheme Business does not 'understand' and is 'unprepared' for today's (April 1) launch of Britain's much hyped carbon trading scheme. The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy (CRC) Efficiency Scheme is a huge rating system, or league table, offering benefits to low carbon businesses and hitting high emitters with more costs. However, corporate responsibility consultants Acona believe 'numerous revisions' early in the scheme's life have created 'confusion' amongst businesses.

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  6. Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 9 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC Some of the UK’s 5,000 largest energy users - required to take part in the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme - may not find sufficient capacity available to meet automatic meter reading (AMR) requirements. That’s according to energy procurement and carbon strategy consultancy, Power Efficiency, which has today warned that companies may not get the measures to improve their CRC league table performance in place before the close of the first year’s reporting on 31 March 2011.

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  7. Government Carbon Reduction Commitment 'has loopholes'

    Explore Article computerworlduk.com (Feb 4 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions

    Morse, the IT services company, has called for the government to amend its Carbon Reduction Commitment after identifying “loopholes” that it said could undermine the commitment’s principles. The company claims that the CRC encourages offshoring by not taking into account the power businesses use outside of the UK. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, developed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), aims to encourage organisations to reduce their power consumption. Due to begin in April, businesses with a half-hourly electricity usage of more than than 6,000 megawatt-hours will have to buy ‘allowances’ based on the level of usage. ...

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  8. Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Feb 2 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions , Wind

    Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations The government's CRC laws are flawed, as companies can simply offshore their data centres and it doesn't take into account power from renewable sources, warns Morse's Brian Murray IT services provider Morse has identified what it believes are a number of serious flaws with the British government's looming CRC (carbon reduction commitment) regulations. The UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment is now called the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and is due to begin in April 2010. However Morse feels it has the potential to pose a “serious threat to UK businesses and could even have little, no or possibly negative effect on ...

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  9. Cap and Trade - By Peter Judge

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 1 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Cap and Trade - By Peter Judge There is a law of unintended consequences. Pompously, it says "any intervention in a complex system may or may not have the intended result, but will inevitably create unanticipated and often undesirable outcomes". More simply, it just says: things don't always turn out the way you want. Governments who set up regulations mandating green behaviour are going to have to deal with a lot of unintended consequences this year, as they build complex new systems designed to change behaviour. As I said last week, cap and trade schemes are an attempt to build a system with a financial incentive to ...

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  10. EA claims CRC will change the look of the high street

    Explore Article edie.net (Jan 28 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions

    EA claims CRC will change the look of the high street An optimistic Environment Agency believes that a piece of legislation that will name and shame businesses that are wasting energy could change the face of our town centres.

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  11. Green It- show me the measurement - by Peter Judge

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 25 2010) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Green It- show me the measurement - by Peter Judge It won't be a surprise to readers of Green Data Center News that reducing energy use is about making money, but not everyone sees it that way. "Rather than pushing the green agenda down the priority list, a new report [from Frost & Sullivan] has found that the economic downturn may have actually made businesses in the ICT sector pay more attention to the subject, as a way to cut costs," reported my site, eWEEK Europe UK this week. As my daughters might say, well, duh! We've known all along that cutting waste of any kind should make businesses more ...

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  12. Gartner Data Center 2009 Conference – Day 2 – Green Data Center and Regulation

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Dec 2 2009) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Servers

    Gartner Data Center 2009 Conference – Day 2 – Green Data Center and Regulation Green IT is a hot topic here at the Gartner Data Center Conference with 250 people in John Phelps presentation. More and more enterprises are considering a green data center and what that actually means. This presentation looks at some best practices that can be done today and also looks at key green technologies and processes to consider for the future. Key Issues: What critical forces will drive enterprises to consider green data center strategies during the next five years? What best practices and processes should users follow when creating a green data center? What are some of the new ...

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  13. Red tape or ready opportunity?

    Explore Article computerworlduk.com (Dec 2 2009) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    Red tape or ready opportunity? The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), which requires large public and private sector organisations to engage in an emissions trading scheme in order to improve energy efficiency, is a case in point. Research commissioned by SAP in the UK finds that whilst 67% of companies are not yet fully prepared with only 6 months to go, 77% of executives surveyed regard CRC as an opportunity to improve their organisation’s carbon footprint. This paper examines • how UK executives are preparing to meet CRC when it is introduced in 2010; and • what all qualifying companies can do to transform CRC ...

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  14. Two Thirds Of Enterprises Not Ready For Carbon Accounting

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Nov 26 2009) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions

    Two Thirds Of Enterprises Not Ready For Carbon Accounting With the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) looming, organisations need to get with the programme, or they will be hit with stiff penalties The date for the implementation of the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation is fast approaching, requiring organisations to purchase allowances for every tonne of CO2 they emit, but the latest research suggests that two thirds of participating organisations are still unprepared. In a survey of 400 British businesses qualifying for the CRC, conducted by SAP, the majority of respondents were found to be unprepared, despite the legislation being less than 130 days away. While 77 percent of ...

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  15. Business still 'unprepared' for CRC

    Explore Article edie.net (Nov 8 2009) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions , Wind

    Business still 'unprepared' for CRC New research has revealed the majority of organisations affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will struggle with the burden created by the scheme. A CRC simulation, run by regional development agency One North East, of what would happen when the legislation is implemented revealed companies would be exposed to a number of issues with the potential of fines. The simulation, focused on the north east of England over a 12 month period, revealed organisations would struggle with 'reporting and verifying' energy use.

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