About Carbon Reduction Commitment

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a proposed mandatory cap and trade scheme in the United Kingdom that will apply to large non energy-intensive organisations in the public and private sectors. It is anticipated that the scheme will have cut carbon emissions by 1.2 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2020. The British Government is committed to cutting UK carbon emissions by 60% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

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The Carbon Reduction Commitment was announced in the 2007 Energy White Paper, published on May 23, 2007. A consultation in 2006showed strong support for it to be mandatory, rather than a voluntary. The Commitment is to be introduced under enabling powers planned for inclusion in the Climate Change Bill. A consultation into the scheme's implementation is to be launched in June 2007.

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  1. The Government remains committed to pressing ahead with the Carbon Reduction Commitment, albeit with a number of significant changes.
    In CBRE Comments on Government's CRC Announcement
  2. At the top of the list there I would put the UK carbon reduction commitment as probably the biggest risk, and the thing that everyone is watching as the first law on carbon reduction and carbon reporting, to see what happens.
    In Green Grid and BCS Warn About "Risky" UK Carbon Rules
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  2. TelecityGroup Achieves Carbon Trust Standard

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (12 hours, 55 min ago)

    TelecityGroup Achieves Carbon Trust Standard ...ly Action Metric for judging performance in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment) which started in the UK in April 2010. Additionally, following an audit of its facilities from Llo... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   United Kingdom   Netherlands

  3. Firms Face Fines For Ignoring Carbon Rules

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jul 7 2010)

    Firms Face Fines For Ignoring Carbon Rules ...anagers are falling behind in complying with it, according to speakers at a London conference. The Carbon Reduction Commitment is a “cap and trade” scheme designed to reduce the amount of energy used by the largest energy cons... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Peter Judge   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

  4. Companies unaware of green legislation

    Explore Article Dealer Support (Jun 23 2010)

    Companies unaware of green legislation ...% 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 ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   CRC   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  5. What Do Cows, Volcanoes, Sun and Wind Have in Common?

    Explore Article Greenpeace (Jun 9 2010)

    What Do Cows, Volcanoes, Sun and Wind Have in Common? ...en thrust into the renewable energy market by the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (formerly called the Carbon Reduction Commitment), a mandatory emissions trading scheme that penalizes big emitters. Concepts Don’t Cut Carbon While... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Netherlands

  6. NGD Lines Up Renewable Power for UK Data Center

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jun 8 2010)

    NGD Lines Up Renewable Power for UK Data Center ... its commitment to carbon reduction, a huge issue in the Uk int he wake of the April 1 onset of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Next Generation Data has arranged for a UK power supplier to provide renewable energy to the... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  7. Data center build-out guru Mike Manos: Five data center game changers

    Explore Article Data Center (Jun 1 2010)

    Data center build-out guru Mike Manos: Five data center game changers ...isms around energy. That will impact the data center industry. Whether the model is copied from the Carbon Reduction Commitment in the U.K. or Waxman-Markey House Bill 2454, they're targeting users in that bill. Carbon legislat... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Barack Obama   Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act.

  8. Manos: Industry Must Prepare for 'CO2K'

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (May 19 2010)

    Manos: Industry Must Prepare for 'CO2K' ...pact on where you locate your data centers.” Koomey used the framework of the UK’s recently enacted Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) to illustrate the potential impact. At the CRC rate of $19 per ton of carbon emissions, a 130... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Uptime Institute   Nokia   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  9. Two thirds of firms 'unprepared' for carbon legislation

    Explore Article computerworlduk.com (May 12 2010)

    Comment "An Alternative Approach to Bricks & Mortar In today's climate, companies are looking for a more cost effective, flexible and ..." - 1173carld

    Two thirds of firms 'unprepared' for carbon legislation ...l change the way they think about the environmental impact of their IT operations. In April, the Carbon Reduction Commitment came into effect, providing a financial incentive for businesses to improve their energy efficiency... (Read Full Article)

    1 Comment Mentions:   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  10. Optimism and new equilibrium in the European Data Center market

    Explore Article PROPERTY MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL (May 8 2010)

    Optimism and new equilibrium in the European Data Center market ... the desire for energy efficient products was the introduction in April 2010 of the UK Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment.” Two examples of innovative thinking regarding green technologies are Telehouse’s heat system in... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Netherlands   CBRE   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  11. Data Center Greenwashing? Time Will Tell If It Was

    Explore Article Relocate (Apr 29 2010)

    Data Center Greenwashing? Time Will Tell If It Was ...steam this year especially as the environment takes front seat priority. Just this month, the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment came into effect, forcing businesses to comply with new government regulations on cutting carbon em... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Iceland   Lisa Rhodes   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  12. Data Centre Operators Are Too Self-Reliant

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 22 2010)

    Data Centre Operators Are Too Self-Reliant Data centre operators rely too heavily on their own internal knowledge, instead of referring to sources of best practice such as the European Code of Conduct for Data Centre Efficiency, according to a webinar led by eWEEK Europe. Although there are many good ways to improve the efficiency of data centres, most operators are relying very heavily on the way it has always been done, according to presenters in Efficiency ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Peter Judge   Carbon Reduction Commitment

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

    Explore Article edie.net (Mar 31 2010)

    Uncertainty and lack of understanding greet official launch of CRC scheme ...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 c... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Carbon Trust   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

  14. Firms Told To Take Ownership Of Carbon Management

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Feb 15 2010)

    Firms Told To Take Ownership Of Carbon Management ... achieve reductions in CO2 emissions unless they take ownership of carbon management With the CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) legislation looming in the UK, senior management figures are being advised to take a hands-on appr... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   CA   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  15. Will Carbon Reduction Commitments Hurt U.K. Green Data Centers?

    Explore Article greenercomputing.com (Feb 3 2010)

    Will Carbon Reduction Commitments Hurt U.K. Green Data Centers? IT industry experts are calling on the UK government to amend the imminent Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme, warning that it will force participants to outsource energy-intensi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   United Kingdom   Carbon Reduction Commitment

  16. Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Feb 2 2010)

    Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations ...dentified 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 fee... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

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