The UK government’s Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme is getting a major refresh, with a new six-year phase confirmed to begin in January 2026. If you’re an existing participant, you’ll need to reconfirm eligibility ahead of time. If you’re a new entrant, the 2025 application window is open from 1st May to 31st August. Here’s […]
If your organisation is in scope of ESOS, the deadline for submitting your Action Plan to the Environment Agency was 5th March 2025. Hopefully your focus will now be turning to implementing the measures outlined in the plan: a progress update is due to the Environment Agency on 5th December 2025. Deadlines aside, there is […]
The Environment Agency published its latest ESOS newsletter on 4th February, and there are a few important changes to ESOS Phases 4 and 5: Net zero requirements: Mandatory net zero considerations were originally planned for ESOS Phase 4 (2023–2027), but are now postponed to Phase 5 (2027–2031). The decision is in part due to delays […]
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2025 is already shaping up to be a busy year in energy policy – and it could present some great opportunities to drive cost and carbon reduction in your organisation. Here’s a snapshot of what’s coming up – and make sure to follow us on LinkedIn for regular updates. UK may relink with the EU […]
The government is consulting on proposed reforms to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display Energy Certificates (DECs) in England and Wales. The changes would come into force in 2026 and include both domestic and non-domestic buildings. EPCs: changes to metrics The government wants EPC systems to provide a wider range of higher quality building performance […]
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has answered the most common questions on ESOS Action Plans, and they’ve been published in the Environment Agency’s latest newsletter. Action Plans are a new requirement of ESOS – and they need to be submitted by 5th March 2025. In this latest update, the Environment Agency […]
The government has outlined the finer details of a revamped Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme, designed to incentivise industrial energy efficiency. The CCA scheme, first introduced in 2001, encourages businesses in eligible industrial sectors to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in exchange for lower rates of the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a tax added […]
Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is live, and organisations have until Monday 25th November 2024 at 2pm to apply for their share of funding. PSDS provides grant funding to public sector organisations in England, as well as those with reserved functions operating in the devolved administrations, to install heat decarbonisation and […]
Concept is aware that, since the ESOS compliance deadline of 6th August, several organisations have received letters from the Environment Agency regarding scheme participation. This includes organisations that have never previously notified under the scheme – and may have been unaware that they are in scope. What is ESOS? The Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme – […]
Organisations in scope of ESOS have been given an extra three months to submit an Action Plan, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced. The official deadline remains as 5th December 2024, but the EA says it will now accept Action Plans submitted by 5th March 2025, given delays to development of the online reporting system. […]
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ESOS Progress Update template released – six months before deadline
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