Carbon Saving

Public Sector
2011-2012

CARBON SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR 2011-2012
CARBON SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR AND
THE CRC ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME
lL ls now wldelv accepLed LhaL we musL all reduce our carbon emlsslons ln order Lo prevenL
caLasLrophlc alobal cllmaLe chanae. ln Lhe uk, Lhe publlc secLor ls dlrecLlv responslble for
approxlmaLelv Lhree per cenL of carbon emlsslons and, wlLh 2.6bn spenL on elecLrlclLv and aas ln
bulldlnas ln 2009, has a ma[or parL Lo plav bv uslna enerav more efflclenLlv. lurLhermore, Lhe publlc
secLor can plav an lmporLanL role ln asslsLlna and encouraalna oLhers Lo acL Lo reduce Lhelr
emlsslons, and can be a powerful leader and role model ln Lhe LranslLlon Lo a low carbon economv.
1here are alreadv a number of reaulaLlons, LaraeLs and lncenLlves deslaned Lo encouraae publlc
secLor oraanlsaLlons Lo plav Lhelr parL ln savlna carbon. 1he Carbon 8educLlon CommlLmenL Lnerav
Lfflclencv Scheme (C8C LLS) came lnLo force ln Aprll 2010 and ls a sLaLuLorv scheme for publlc and
prlvaLe secLor oraanlsaLlons LhaL use elecLrlclLv supplled Lhrouah a half hourlv meLer, seLLled on Lhe
half hourlv markeL, or LhaL are mandaLed parLlclpanLs. lf vour oraanlsaLlon meeLs Lhese crlLerla, Lhen
Lhe Scheme applles Lo vou and vou musL Lake acLlon Lo complv wlLh Lhe lealslaLlon.
lf vou quallfv, Lhen vou musL realsLer as a full parLlclpanL ln Lhe Scheme, vou musL Lhen reporL vour
fooLprlnL and annual enerav use and buv and surrender carbon allowances accordlna Lo vour
emlsslons.
1he C8C LLS ls a complex scheme requlrlna a aood undersLandlna of vour oraanlsaLlon's leaal
sLrucLure, enerav use, carbon reducLlon plans, flnanclal manaaemenL and more. uue Lo recenL
chanaes ln Lhe Scheme, lncludlna Lhe scrapplna of Lhe recvcllna pavmenL, Lhe flnanclal llablllLv for
parLlclpanLs ls now much hlaher Lhan expecLed (from 100,000 per annum for a small nPS 1rusL,
330,000 for an averaae slze unlLarv auLhorlLv, Lo more Lhan 1mllllon for laraer counLv counclls)
and ls forecasL Lo rlse each vear.
Manv oraanlsaLlons are now reallslna Lhe lmporLance of preparlna for Lhe challenae of boLh
complvlna wlLh Lhe lealslaLlon and savlna carbon Lo reduce Lhelr flnanclal llablllLv, and Lo meeL Lhls
demand Local Lnerav ls exLendlna lLs hlahlv acclalmed publlc secLor carbon pro[ecL for a furLher vear.
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CARBON SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR 2011-2012
HOW WILL CARBON SAVING PUBLIC
SECTOR HELP ME TO PREPARE?
lollowlna Lhe success of our earller pro[ecLs, Carbon 1radlna Counclls and Carbon 1radlna ubllc
SecLor, Local Lnerav ls now lnvlLlna all publlc secLor oraanlsaLlons Lo [oln Lhe new Carbon Savlna
ubllc SecLor 2011-2012 pro[ecL.
When vou [oln Carbon Savlna ubllc SecLor 2011-2012, vour oraanlsaLlon wlll recelve:
G 1wo free deleaaLe places aL a serles of evenLs LhrouahouL Lhe pro[ecL. LvenLs are held ln
convenlenL locaLlons around Lhe uk, and lnclude experL speakers, case sLudles, workshops
and quesLlon and answer sesslons. AddlLlonal deleaaLe places mav also be avallable for a
small charae.
G 8eaular C8C updaLes bv emall, lncludlna pollcv brleflnas, news of updaLed auldance from
Lhe aovernmenL, reaulaLors and oLher sources, case sLudles from parLlclpanLs, and more.
G An onllne dlscusslon forum, where vou can ask secLor-speclflc or more aeneral quesLlons,
and recelve answers and commenLs from experLs and colleaaues.
G CpporLunlLles Lo neLwork wlLh colleaaues aL evenLs and onllne, where vou can focus on Lhe
soluLlons Lo shared problems and learn how oLher publlc secLor oraanlsaLlons are
approachlna Lhe C8C LLS.
G Advlce, auldance and supporL LhrouahouL from Local Lnerav sLaff. 1here are alwavs aL leasL
Lwo members of sLaff avallable Lo answer querles on Lhe pro[ecL lLself or on Lhe manv and
varled aspecLs of Lhe C8C LLS. lf we don'L know Lhe answer, we are ln close conLacL wlLh
Lhe pollcv makers and reaulaLors and can aeL a qulck response.
G |us - new th|s year - a m|n|-aud|t of your f|rst data subm|ss|ons (footpr|nt and annua|
report), to |dent|fy potent|a| errors and om|ss|ons and to he|p you m|n|m|se your
a||owance ||ab|||ty.
ln addlLlon, we wlll be provldlna updaLes and auldance on enerav efflclencv and renewable enerav
opLlons Lo help vou cuL carbon emlsslons and reduce enerav cosLs. We'll help vou ldenLlfv Lhe besL
comblnaLlon of Lechnoloales and lncenLlves avallable, lncludlna ll1s and Lhe 8Pl, and examlne how
Lhev affecL vour C8C llablllLles Loo.
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OUR TRACK RECORD
1he LClu ls a charlLv whlch has been worklna wlLh Lhe publlc secLor for Lhe pasL 23 vears. Local
Lnerav ls a soclal enLerprlse esLabllshed bv Lhe LClu ln 2010 Lo manaae Lhe arowlna volume of work
ln Lhe areas of carbon reducLlon, cllmaLe chanae and renewable enerav. All surpluses dlrecLlv
subsldlse Lhe LClu's charlLable work.
1he LClu/Local Lnerav have run Lhree successful vlrLual carbon Lradlna pro[ecLs alreadv. 1he alm of
Lhls new pro[ecL ls Lo ensure LhaL publlc secLor oraanlsaLlons manaae Lhe rlsks and opporLunlLles
assoclaLed wlLh parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe C8C LLS.
Year 1: Carbon Trading Councils
1he plloL pro[ecL beaan ln Aprll 2008 wlLh 34 local auLhorlLles Laklna parL. arLlclpanLs ldenLlfled a
number of areas where Lhev mlahL need Lo develop Lo be readv for Lhe C8C LLS. 1he full pro[ecL
reporL, 1aklna SLock, ls avallable onllne.
Year 2: Carbon Trading Public Sector
Cur second pro[ecL, runnlna from !ulv 2009 Lo !une 2010, lnvolved more Lhan 100 parLlclpanLs
lncludlna local auLhorlLles, nPS LrusLs, pollce auLhorlLles, unlverslLles and cenLral aovernmenL
deparLmenLs. As well as conslderlna Lhe lssues ralsed bv Carbon 1radlna Counclls, parLlclpanLs ln
Carbon 1radlna ubllc SecLor explored more advanced sLraLeales lncludlna:
G complllna an accuraLe basellne daLa for all Lhelr bulldlnas
G how Lo monlLor daLa and forecasL Lhe amounL of carbon allowances needed
G ldenLlfvlna Lhelr llablllLv from ouLsourced servlces or ll pro[ecLs
G ldenLlfvlna who needs Lo be lnvolved ln Lhe C8C LLS, from dlfferenL deparLmenLs across Lhe
oraanlsaLlon (such as flnance, leaal, enerav, schools)
G how Lo ldenLlfv Lhe mosL cosL-effecLlve pro[ecLs Lo reduce carbon emlsslons
G Lhe effecL of dlfferenL carbon sLraLeales on flnanclal rlsk, savlnas and cash flow, and how Lo
manaae Lhe process of buvlna carbon allowances
G evaluaLlna Lhe opLlons avallable Lo lmprove Lhelr poslLlon ln Lhe leaaue Lable.
Year 3: Carbon Trading Public Sector 2010-2011
8unnlna alonaslde Lhe flrsL vear of Lhe C8C LLS (a fooLprlnL and reporLlna vear), Lhls pro[ecL provlded
an opporLunlLv Lo pracLlse Lhe requlremenLs of Lhe scheme wlLh no flnanclal rlsk. arLlclpanLs
explored how Lo:
G deLermlne Lhelr level of llablllLv, deflne Lhe oraanlsaLlonal sLrucLure, realsLer Lhelr
oraanlsaLlon and submlL reporLs
G puL LoaeLher a C8C Leam Lo monlLor and manaae carbon emlsslons, avold penalLles and
communlcaLe acLlons boLh lnLernallv and exLernallv
G lmplemenL a forecasLlna sLraLeav Lo calculaLe Lhe quanLlLv of allowances requlred, and
monlLor and manaae chanalna requlremenLs LhrouahouL a reporLlna vear Lo mlnlmlse
flnanclal llablllLv
G ldenLlfv carbon reducLlon pro[ecLs LhaL wlll reduce Lhelr C8C llablllLv and make real
emlsslons reducLlons LhrouahouL Lhelr esLaLe and operaLlons.
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CARBON SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR 2011-2012
Map of previous participants
6 CARBON SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR 2011-2012
HOW CAN I TAKE PART?
8v [olnlna, vour oraanlsaLlon wlll be enLlLled Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe pro[ecL for Lhe vear from Aprll
2011. 1hls wlll lnclude:
G 1wo free deleaaLe places aL a serles of evenLs LhrouahouL Lhe pro[ecL. LvenLs are held ln
convenlenL locaLlons around Lhe uk, and lnclude experL speakers, case sLudles, workshops
and quesLlon and answer sesslons. AddlLlonal deleaaLe places mav also be avallable for a
small charae.
G 8eaular C8C updaLes bv emall, lncludlna pollcv brleflnas, news of updaLed auldance from
Lhe aovernmenL, reaulaLors and oLher sources, case sLudles from parLlclpanLs, and more.
G An onllne dlscusslon forum, where vou can ask secLor-speclflc or more aeneral quesLlons,
and recelve answers and commenLs from experLs and colleaaues.
G CpporLunlLles Lo neLwork wlLh colleaaues aL evenLs and onllne, where vou can focus on Lhe
soluLlons Lo shared problems and learn how oLher publlc secLor oraanlsaLlons are
approachlna Lhe C8C LLS.
G Advlce, auldance and supporL LhrouahouL from Local Lnerav sLaff. 1here are alwavs aL leasL
Lwo members of sLaff avallable Lo answer querles on Lhe pro[ecL lLself or on Lhe manv and
varled aspecLs of Lhe C8C LLS. lf we don'L know Lhe answer, we are ln close conLacL wlLh
Lhe pollcv makers and reaulaLors and can aeL a qulck response.
G |us - new th|s year - a m|n|-aud|t of your f|rst data subm|ss|ons (footpr|nt and annua|
report), to |dent|fy potent|a| errors and om|ss|ons and to he|p you m|n|m|se your
a||owance ||ab|||ty.
1: Join
1he deadllne for [olnlna Carbon Savlna ubllc SecLor 2011-2012 ls 31 March 2010. 1he cosL ls 1,300
+ vA1 per oraanlsaLlon for full parLlclpanLs, or 1,230 + vA1 for 'earlv blrd' realsLraLlon up Lo 31
uecember 2010. lease send a purchase order number wlLh vour [olnlna requesL Lo
karen.lawrencelalu.ora.uk or call 020 7334 2873.
2: Submit data
1o recelve vour mlnl-audlL, vou musL provlde vour carbon emlsslons daLa, as vou expecL Lo reporL for
C8C LLS, as soon as posslble. 1hls should lnclude all sources, emlsslons, excluslons and esLlmaLes and
vour Larlv AcLlon MeLrlc daLa.
3: Submit carbon reduction plan
lL ls lmporLanL Lo have a plan so LhaL vour oraanlsaLlon ls clear abouL how lL wlll reduce lLs carbon
emlsslons, and bv how much. ?ou should provlde a summarv of vour carbon reducLlon plan,
lncludlna LoLal forecasL emlsslons reducLlon and, lf posslble, a MAC curve or oLher daLa Lo lndlcaLe
Lhe cosL-effecLlveness and/or pavback perlod of pro[ecLs.
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!oln CSS bv 31 uecember
'Larlv 8lrd' prlce 1,230 + vA1
!oln CSS !anuarv Lo March
8eaular prlce 1,300 + vA1
SubmlL emlsslons daLa
SubmlL carbon reducLlon plan
Learnlna evenL 1: ro[ecL launch and
preparlna Lo submlL vour reporLs
Learnlna evenL 2: Leaaue Lable resulLs,
emlsslons reducLlon and forecasLlna
Learnlna evenL 3: ro[ecL revlew,
lessons learnL, buvlna and
surrenderlna allowances
Lnd of 1sL compllance vear
SLarL of 2nd compllance vear
SubmlL fooLprlnL reporL
SubmlL 2010-11 annual reporL
1sL leaaue Lable publlshed
Lnd of 2nd compllance vear
SLarL of 3rd compllance vear
1sL sale of allowances bealns
(for 2010-11 emlsslons)
SubmlL 2011-12 annual reporL
Surrender allowances
(for 2010-11 emlsslons)
2nd leaaue Lable publlshed
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WHAT OUR PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS SAY
Very worthwhile process and invaluable in helping
to understand the CRC
Thanks so much for these updates extremely useful!!
Worth the whole registration fee!
Most informative and gave me an insight into carbon
trading within the CRC scheme and... with reference
to the CRC as a whole
A very useful summary, its already helped me answer
some queries from my head of finance
It has been a useful and helpful learning experience"
Most interesting and an original idea for raising
awareness
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