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CRC Registration – No decision on ATH Resources
23 Jan 2012
ATH Resources is a coal mining company based in the northeast and has refused to register for CRC. The Environment Agency issued an enforcement notice and the company appealed. ATH operates the largest conveyor in Europe – over 12km long – which is a major consumer of electricity. Presumably they based their appeal on the definition of the conveyor as transport, which is excluded from CRC. The hearing took place in the…
The Performance League Table is here!
8 Nov 2011
Finally, the long-awaited CRC Performance League Table is published. 25 organisations share the top spot, including three NHS hospitals, one university, the Department of Energy and Climate Change DECC – well, it had to, didn’t it? – and Manchester United Football Club. More to follow as we analyse the figures!
Performance League Table delayed
8 Nov 2011
The Performance League Table is promised for today. Due to IT problems it is not yet in the public domain. We'll keep you posted.
CRC Performance League Table - expected 24th October
6 Sep 2011
The provisional date for publication of the CRC Performance League Table is 24th October 2011. At that date the rankings will all be made public. Many organisations are sincerely sceptical. The League Table is based only on the Early Action Metric - the installation of voluntary automatic meters (vAMRs) and achievement of the Carbon Trust Stadard or equivalent. They claim that while this is all part of the Environment Agency's "name and shame" policy, it…
Australia announces carbon tax
12 Jul 2011
The Australian government has unveiled its plans for carbon taxation at A$23/tonne or £15, starting from next year. As with CRC only the largest companies are affected - for the moment. Unsurprisingly there is widespread opposition, particularly from mining and heavy industry. They claim that the tax will make industry uncompetitive and drive customers into the arms of the Indians and Chinese whose taxes and controls are so much weaker. And anyway, it won’t do…