Which Scheme do you fall under?
In the UK at the present time there are 3 legislated schemes for those organisations meeting certain criteria and a voluntary standard for those that wish to report to a defined standard.
Our compliance flowchart below should help you discover which scheme your organisation will fall under:
Key points at a glance:
- European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EUETS), mandatory emissions trading scheme covers the biggest carbon emitters in the EU, such as power stations, iron and steel, cement and lime, and glass and ceramics producers.
- Climate Change Agreements (CCA), meanwhile, allow companies in energy intensive sectors, UK only, to receive an 80% discount from the Climate Change Levy charged on all non-domestic energy. The discount is available in return for meeting energy efficiency or carbon saving targets.
- Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES or CRC) covers the large but non-energy intensive organisations, normally associated with property, and include local government organisations and charities.
- If your organisation does not fall under any legislation you may still wish to report your Carbon Emissions under a Voluntary basis.