CRC must be retained, say Energy Managers Association

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme and its fiscal contribution to the Treasury needs to be retained despite flaws in the scheme's design, the Energy Managers Association (EMA) has said.
The EMA, which represents energy management professionals from companies with a collective energy spend of around £3bn, issued a report on Monday 15 April that examined attitudes within the field of energy and carbon management to the CRC and carbon reporting.
The Mandatory Green House Gas Reporting and CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme report claimed the CRC has successfully motivated organisations on the need to reduce carbon emissions, which would not have occurred without the scheme. But the organisation said the government must ensure there is a clear separation between carbon taxes and carbon reporting to simplify the landscape and provide consistency to businesses.