Manufacturers struggling with new emissions scheme

The new Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme is now with us, but many businesses are still confused about what the legislation means, how it applies to them, and how to work with it. According to the latest npower Business Energy Index – the seventh annual study into business attitudes and opinions on energy, half of businesses believe government advice on the CRC has been inadequate and are unclear on the obligations it places on them to buy allowances and forecast emissions.

The majority of businesses also say that the target to reduce CO₂ emissions by 80% by 2050 was unrealistic, although both SMEs and MEUs have more faith in the government’s interim target, with 39% of SMEs and 48% of MEUs believing that the 34% reduction target can be met in 2020.

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