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CRC updates from the EA COLG meeting, 13 Dec 2012 Following the meeting of the Environment Agency’s CRC Customer Operations Liaison Group (COLG) on Thursday 13 December, attended by Local Energy, please note the following points: There is currently some … Continued
There is lots of detail in the CRC simplification document and it’s not immediately clear what the impact will be on this year’s annual report. It would be helpful to hear from public sector participants (and local authorities in particular) … Continued
Overview DECC has now published the Government’s response to the consultation on simplifying the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. This sets out in detail the changes that will be made to the Scheme from Phase 2, but there are also an … Continued
On 25 April, Local Energy’s Karen Lawrence took part in a webinar on the latest CRC proposals. The webinar also included an overview of the consultation proposals by Becky Clissman from The Practical Law Company, followed by a Q&A discussion. … Continued
DECC has announced the dates for two CRC consultation events to be held next month. The events are scheduled for Manchester on 16th May and London on 23rd May. DECC said “This event will provide an opportunity for an exchange … Continued
The long-awaited CRC simplification consultation was launched today (27 March). As trailed in last week’s Budget speech, the aim is to reduce the complexity and administrative burden on participants; if this cannot be achieved, the scheme may be scrapped. The … Continued
The latest consultation on changes to the Building Regulations may not be top of your reading list right now – but it does contain some interesting proposals to compel homeowners to make energy efficiency improvements and take out Green Deal … Continued
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has expressed concerns about the success of the Green Deal following the recent launch of a consultation on the government’s proposals. In an open letter to Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy … Continued
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published on 22 November a consultation on the long-awaited flagship ‘Green Deal’ programme. DECC also released an information note for local authorities outlining what role they might play in the Green Deal. … Continued