News analysis Carbon reduction
heavy on polluters
According to comments
Many companies that are not
Timetable
from other building services
high energy users will come
professionals at the EPG debate, Countdown to CRC
under the UK scheme for
the CRC could turn into an
cutting emsissions
implementation
unnecessarily complex and
unworkable system for cutting
2008-09: Organisations with
carbon emissions, in contrast to
half-hourly meters need to
a much more reliable solution: a
calculate their electricity usage.
carbon tax.
If consumption through these
Such a tax, it is argued by some,
meters is greater than 6,000MWh/
would be a simple and effective
year, the organisation comes under
means of enacting the principle
the scope of the Carbon Reduction
underlying the ETS and CRC – the
Commitment.
polluter pays.
Early 2009: The environment
With the CRC, sustainability is
agencies in different parts of the UK
being turned into a “bean-counters’
send out CRC registration packs to
charter”, according to some
all relevant addresses using half-
professionals, who regard it as too
hourly meters.
blunt an instrument for effecting
change. But the ETS and CRC are
March to June 4th 2009:
here to stay, with the latter due to
Consultation period on the
come into force as soon as this
UK government’s proposals.
October. October 2009: CRC regulations
The real crunch will come next come into force, under the aegis of
year, when the process begins the Climate Change Act.
for selling carbon allowances to
2010: Introductory phase begins,
affected organisations. This initial
up to 2013. Carbon ‘allowances’
phase will last until 2013, when
sold to CRC-participating
the full-blown CRC takes effect. All
organisations at a fixed price of
of which should provide plenty of
£12 per tonne of CO2 emitted.
Environ insists that the CRC will be relatively cost-effectively. Companies opportunities for consultancies to
important in bringing the true cost will want to make a difference under offer services to companies faced
April 2011: First sale of carbon
of carbon emissions home to those CRC because of its impact on their with the labyrinthine rules of the
allowances by organisations
companies that are so far outside public image and corporate social new system. l
begins, based on allowances for
the ETS requirements. responsibility policies, according
both 2010-11 and 2011-12. Future
“These companies will have to Phil Jones, research fellow at CIBSE members can comment on
sales will cover only the year ahead.
to decide whether to buy carbon London South Bank University and the CRC consultation by going to 2013: Auctioning of carbon
[permits] or invest in abatement chairman of the EPG. www.cibse.org/consultation allowances begins – sales are no
measures.” Patterson points out “These ‘softer’ issues [of image] Comments should sent to longer based on the fixed price.
that some airports are still using will come into play,” he says. “It’s smcdonough@cibse.org by 27 May. Other means of purchasing
boilers from the 1940s, adding that not just about money, it’s a feeling The government consultation paper allowances also available, including
there are many improvements on about where we want to be heading is at www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/ the ETS.
energy efficiency that can be made as a society.” cms/consultations/crc/crc.aspx
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