Carbon Reduction Commitment

In the first of a week-long series of articles, Felicity Carus takes an in-depth look at the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment and asks what next for the scheme following the end of the registration period

Watchdog says more than 2,700 organisations registered as participants ahead of the deadline, while a further 400 are in the pipeline

Environment Agency experiences 'final-week rush' of registrations as surveys reveal frustrations with the scheme

Watchdog expecting several hundred more organisations to register ahead of September 30 cut off

Firms have just four days left to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme

Committee on Climate Change recommends dropping proposals that would cap carbon allowances for firms covered by the CRC scheme

Watchdog says it will not fine organisations that are genuinely trying to meet deadline for registration in the Carbon Reduction Commitment – even if they miss the cut-off date

Trewin Restorick questions the wisdom of the "mind-blowingly complicated" CRC scheme

Environment Agency says almost half the organisations expected to participate in the CRC have already registered

But survey finds large numbers of firms are still failing to measure their carbon footprint