DECC reveals plan to 'streamline' Carbon Reduction Commitment

James S Murray
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Government unveils proposals to reduce CRC red tape, but sticks to its guns over controversial scrapping of revenue recycling

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today responded to trenchant criticism of its flagship corporate energy efficiency scheme, the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), releasing fresh...

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