Debunking the Carbon Reduction Myth

Explore kernelmag.com (Apr 16 2012) Carbon Footprint , Carbon Reduction Commitment

...mes beginning to tackle the problem of data centre emissions, with the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme perhaps the most famous. The UK’s flagship environmental policy requires all high-power use......facilities close to clean power supplies (and therefore away from the metropolitan areas of Western Europe), network improvements have rendered these concerns obsolete; now all but the very latency-sensitiv... (Read Full Article)

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The taxing issues in London today

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 16 2011) Emissions

...data center industry didexactly that. The government had announced its Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) — first meant to be a complicated ranking, measuring and carbon-charging solution — would now be a......ding our core locations,” Oosthoek says. “We are expanding our Telecity Harbour Exchange (in one of Europe’s most sought after data center locations, The Docklands, an extension of the financial trading dis... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Carbon Trust

UK government releases first CRC league table

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 10 2011) Carbon Reduction Commitment

It may no longer apply to carbon credits but the first UK Government CRC energy Efficiency Scheme league table, released yesterday, still has its critics. The biggest ac......s of CO2 Digital Realty Trust UK at 782 with a weighting of 1276.5 and 22,017 tonnes of CO2 Verizon Europe at 1109 and a weighting of 990.5 and 43, 681 tonnes of CO2 Colt Technology Services at 1301 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Carbon Trust

40% of Firms Failing to Tackle Energy Efficiency, UK Says

Explore environmentalleader.com (Nov 9 2011) Cap and Trade , Emissions

...1 40% of Firms Failing to Tackle Energy Efficiency, UK Says Share Email This Post Add your comments CRC Rankings click to enlarge Related Stories BP, Shell Lead Oil/Gas Sustainability Ranking Most Supply......gy Efficiency Energy Management Environmental Compliance Environmental Data Environmental Reporting Europe Large Sustainable Strategy & Leadership CA Technologies - Click Here! Jobs for Environmental Leader... (Read Full Article)

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Most Firms Comply With Carbon Reporting Deadline

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 16 2011) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions

...orting deadline for the Carbon Reduction Commitment The controversial Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme’s first reporting deadline has been met by 95 percent of companies, accor......ir emissions determined by the regulator and charged £40 per tonne of CO2. A spokeswoman told eWEEK Europe UK: “Our priority is to bring participants into compliance. We have sent warning letters to non-co... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CBI

Well, Is The Cloud Really Green?

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jan 26 2011) Carbon Tax , Cloud Computing , Servers

...nergy use of a shared data centre. Is that really true? Hear eWEEK Editor Peter Judge at Cloud Expo Europe I can see the basic principle there, and it is part of explicit moves to the cloud such as that end... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Peter Judge   CRC

GreenWise poll: will 2011 be significant for green business?

Explore Green Wise (Jan 12 2011) Construction , Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Wind

..., like the electric vehicle market, begin to expand. Thirdly, policy and regulation. In the UK, the CRC, which for many businesses now stands for 'costly, really costly’, is driving efficiency and the Fe......le energy sources become more commercially viable and attractive but a number of governments across Europe, notably Spain and Germany, are removing Feed-in Tariff provisions as they have become 'over-subscr... (Read Full Article)

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Research Calls For End To Green IT Apathy

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Nov 24 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

...w the impact of their own data centres. This comes despite the introduction of legislation like the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme earlier this year, but which has now been delayed. Most data centre manage...... consumption,” said Marina Stedman (left), EMEA director of marketing at nlyte, speaking to eWEEK Europe UK. “We also found that customers are pushing this off to outsourcing companies, but they also now ... (Read Full Article)

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Up To 5,000 Firms Could Face CRC Fines Next Week

Explore da.feedsportal.com (Sep 22 2010) Carbon Reduction Commitment

...usinesses and public sector organisations have yet to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme, according to on365, an infrastructure and utility specialist. With the d......She moved on to say: “Then there’s the growing number of green data centres. For example, Telehouse Europe obtained planning permission in 2009 to build Telehouse West, a nine-storey, 19,000-square-metre da... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

Are Data Centers Ready to Say Goodbye to the UK?

Explore Relocate (Sep 21 2010) Emissions

...a center operators are getting itchy feet, fearing what the government will throw at them next. The CRC is the new mandatory emissions-trading scheme for the U.K. Simply put, organizations (including sin......et been published. Then there’s the growing number of green data centers. For example, Telehouse Europe obtained planning permission in 2009 to build Telehouse West, a nine-storey, 19,000-square-meter d... (Read Full Article)

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UK Firms Face Carbon Emissions Fines

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

...s 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 1,2......ns NY Requires Big Retail Stores To Recycle Plastic Bags Related Topics Carbon Management Emissions Europe Government Policy & Law Jobs for Environmental Leaders UK businesses are facing hefty fines for fai... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC

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

...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 read...... year’s reporting on 31 March 2011. Bobby Collinson, Power Efficiency managing director, told eWEEK Europe that the voluntary installation of AMR on fiscal meters accounts for 50 percent of the league table... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Trust   CRC

Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations

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

...y consumption over a year, rather it is based on power consumption,” Murray said, speaking to eWEEK Europe. “With CRC funds are collected, which go into a pot, and some of this is redistributed back to the companies, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   CRC

Green It- show me the measurement - by Peter Judge

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

...n 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......e in April, and which will require large companies to monitor and report their power use.  Now the CRC is at least slightly controversial. Because there are no "real" financial ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   British Telecom   Carbon Reduction Commitment

Two Thirds Of Enterprises Not Ready For Carbon Accounting

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

...s adhere to new carbon regulations, but also warned that not enough companies are preparing for the CRC. In an interview with eWEEK Europe's Andrew Donoghue, Green Grid chairman John Tuccillo said “I asked how many people are familiar wit... (Read Full Article)

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