A Climate Change Agreement (CCA) is a voluntary agreement allowing businesses in energy-intensive industries to receive a discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL) that they pay. The CCL is a tax added to electricity, fuel and gas bills of your company if you are in the industrial, commercial, agricultural or public service sector. By […]
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a groundbreaking regulatory framework introduced by the European Commission in November 2022. It aims to establish comprehensive standards for the reporting of climate and environmental impacts by nearly 50,000 European Union (EU) companies. CSRD is mandatory for organisations that meet the criteria, ensuring businesses disclose greenhouse gas emissions […]
Join us for an insightful webinar on the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), the mandatory energy assessment for larger organisations in the UK. Unsure about where to begin or how to comply? This webinar is the perfect starting point for you. Scheduled for July 6th from 12:30 to 1:30pm BST, our free webinar […]
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Green Element Group will be exhibiting at Reset Connect on 27-28 June as part of London Climate Action Week. Listen to the likes of Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, Kate Raworth, Author & Co-founder at Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and 200+ other expert speakers. SEE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME About Reset Connect Reset Connect is […]
The government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment for organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria below. To complete your ESOS Phase 3 compliance, organisations need to have a qualified Lead Energy Assessor to help them through this process and sign them off. Completing an ESOS assessment is not a […]
A new investigation by the Guardian, Die Zeit, and SourceMaterial revealed that more than 90% of the rainforest carbon offsets verified by leading carbon standard Verra did not reduce deforestation. Instead, the investigation found that carbon offsets at best overestimate the carbon sequestered, and at worst have negative impacts on climate change. What are voluntary carbon offsets? […]
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2021(LCM Code ECC25) Part 2 of the Regulations amend the retained version of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 regarding the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Part 3 of the Regulations sets to amend two Commission Implementing Regulations made under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. […]
Section 42 of the Finance Act 1996 Amendments (Landfill Tax) The amendment to the Section 42 implements new rates covering the disposal of waste to landfill. Material sent to landfill Rates from April 1st 2020 Rates from April 1st 2021 Standard Rated £94.15 per tonne £96.70 per tonne Lower Rated £3.00 per tonne £3.10 per […]
This month the following pieces of legislation have been changed or altered: The Climate Change (Interim Emissions Targets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 The regulations covered here relate to the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions associated with Wales, and require Welsh Ministers to meet certain reduction targets. Section 29 stipulates that Welsh net emissions must be at […]