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CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 2011

December 2011

The CRC’s first performance league table has been published. ENDS mines this wealth of new data on corporate carbon cutting activities.

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Carbon reduction gives businesses a competitive edge
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, sponsor of ENDS’ fourth report on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, outlines its industry’s green role
A rich new seam
The CRC’s long-awaited performance league table provides a wealth of information on more than 2,000 organisations’ carbon emissions, says Nicholas Schoon, editor of the ENDS Report
Who’s top, who’s bottom, and who cares?
The Environment Agency’s first CRC performance league table marks a major advance in carbon reporting, Paul Hatchwell reports
How did different sectors score?
What does the early action metric reveal about the performance of different sectors?
The case of the missing lawyers
ENDS’ analysis of emissions from the UK’s biggest law firms finds an anomaly in the CRC scheme. Nicholas Schoon investigates
Why no CO2 for Veolia?
Tiny, zero or negative footprints are another CRC curiosity
Leaders and laggards: how they took on the CRC challenge
ENDS questioned the biggest CRC emitters on the measures they have undertaken to improve energy efficiency. By James Richens
How carbon-intensive are hotels, universities and hospitals?
Paul Hatchwell analyses CRC data to compare the carbon-cutting performance of organisations in three very different sectors
A carbon price shock – then a great CRC simplification
Plans for an overhaul of the CRC are nearing completion, despite strong opposition. But government insists the scheme remains more than a mere tax, says Nick Schoon
A selection of DECC’s simplification proposals for the CRC
This is a selection of the energy and climate department's proposals to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
CRC boosts the green economy
Evidence from a range of companies suggests the efficiency scheme is driving growth in greener technology. James Richens reports
Total breakdown
The CRC covers 61 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. The figure below shows how this divides up between sectors