The Carbon Reduction Commitment is now referred to as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.
The Scottish Government is working with its UK counterparts to implement the CRC. This is a domestic, UK-wide emissions trading scheme which will reduce carbon emissions from large commercial and public sector organisations, such as supermarkets, hotel chains, banks, government departments and local authorities.
The Environment Agency are the central administrator for the scheme. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency will be the enforcement body for organisations with their headquarters in Scotland.
The revised CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme user guide (pdf 4 MB) gives an overview of the scheme.
Latest News
12 January 2012 - Publication of updated version of the draft CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) Allocation Regulations
The Government has published an updated version of the draft CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) Allocation Regulations. Comments on the draft Regulations are welcome by 10th February 2012. Please send any comments to crc@decc.gsi.gov.uk
19 December 2011 - CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Consultation
Government will be consulting, early in 2012, on the simplification proposals for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme; we would welcome notes of interest for addition to the circulation list for this consultation. To be added to this list please email crc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
8 November 2011 - CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme performance league table published
The first CRC performance league table[External link] (links to Environment Agency) was published by the Environment Agency today. The table ranks participants in terms of their early action to manage their energy. The league table is based on the comprehensive reports submitted by the participants in the scheme.
Future league tables will be based on participant's efforts to improve their energy efficiency. Their early action will have a diminished weighting each year, with metrics based on company growth and absolute emissions changes taking more prevalence.
By making this information openly available to the public, energy efficiency will become a reputational issue for supermarkets, universities and football clubs to name but a few. This will bring energy efficiency to the attention of any boardroom that cares about the image of their brand.
For more information on the scheme please see the Environment Agency: CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme[External link] web page.
30 June 2011 - The Government has set out the next steps in the process of simplifying the CRC. Read the Statement and an outline of the policy proposals for the future of the scheme:
For previous policy development and information please refer to DECC's webpage