The 5th December deadline for Phase 2 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is only 6 months away, and companies should be engaging with an ESOS lead assessor now to avoid a last-minute rush to the finish line. If you haven’t yet started, our straightforward ESOS Guide will help you to understand what the […]
The UK can, and should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, says a new report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The report is largely optimistic about the possibility of achieving net zero but does not underestimate the level of ambition that this will require. It says that a ‘profound and […]
Following a government shake up of carbon tax and reporting regimes, the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework comes into force today (1st April) for many UK organisations. SECR, as it is known for short, affects an estimated 11,900 firms, who will need to report on carbon and energy use annually. Who is affected by […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement yesterday (13 March) built on commitments made in the Budget 2018 to accelerate the shift to a clean economy. Here’s what the Chancellor had to say on energy efficiency and low carbon: To help smaller businesses reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions, the government is launching a call […]
Businesses and households installing new solar panels will be guaranteed payment for power provided back to the grid under new government proposals intended to upgrade the current Feed-in Tariffs scheme. The proposed ‘Smart Export Guarantee’ (SEG) would replace the existing ‘Feed-in Tariff’ scheme (FIT), with electricity suppliers paying new small-scale energy producers for excess […]
Carbon reduction is firmly on the agenda of forward-looking firms in the UK. As such, many organisations are choosing to adopt ISO 50001: the international energy management standard. It is also one of the main ways of complying with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), the government’s mandatory carbon reporting programme. With phase 2 of […]
ESOS phase 2 The Environment Agency has reminded firms affected by ESOS (the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) that they should start the auditing process now to help meet the December 2019 deadline. In its latest ESOS newsletter, the EA gives firms a checklist of what they can start doing now – and what needs to […]
Act now on ESOS energy reporting compliance to seize the financial opportunity The Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) – the government’s mandatory energy assessment programme for large UK organisations – is now in its second phase. And while the deadline for compliance is not until December 2019, we are advising organisations to act now to […]
ISO 50001, the flagship international standard for improving energy performance has been updated for the first time since 2011. David Fatscher, Head of Sustainability at BSI, said: “ISO 50001 first published in 2011 to address in plain English the surmountable energy challenges of today and tomorrow – and to manage them in a systematic way. […]
The Government is seeking input and views on how to bring unsubsidised renewables and hybrid projects into the Capacity Market (CM). It is five years since the legislation introducing the CM – the Energy Act 2013 – was passed. This review, undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will assess whether: […]
Government confirms plans for new Climate Change Agreements Scheme
The government has outlined the finer details of a revamped Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme,...
Applications open for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is live, and organisations have until Mon...
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