Writing in Business Voice, Richard Lambert makes sense of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) to be introduced in April 2010. In terms of raising awareness it is spot-on and raises some interesting points.
The EU Emission Trading Scheme is getting so much coverage that is very easy to overlook the incoming CRC. But, as the initiative will affect over 6,000 businesses, the CRC is a big deal. It is a significant part of the UK Government’s laudable drive to decrease CO2 emissions by 80% on their 1990 level, by 2050.
Drastic as this cap-and-trade scheme is however, the CRC is no silver bullet. All it can be is an incentive for firms to grow greener and the Government must keep encouraging energy saving practices.
The director-general of the CBI also raises the problems SMEs face in adapting their practices. It is vital that energy-saving policies are formed with start-ups in mind. Mind you, SMEs have other challenges right now too.
The EU Emission Trading Scheme is getting so much coverage that is very easy to overlook the incoming CRC. But, as the initiative will affect over 6,000 businesses, the CRC is a big deal. It is a significant part of the UK Government’s laudable drive to decrease CO2 emissions by 80% on their 1990 level, by 2050.
Drastic as this cap-and-trade scheme is however, the CRC is no silver bullet. All it can be is an incentive for firms to grow greener and the Government must keep encouraging energy saving practices.
The director-general of the CBI also raises the problems SMEs face in adapting their practices. It is vital that energy-saving policies are formed with start-ups in mind. Mind you, SMEs have other challenges right now too.
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