Transcript Business presentation - Society of Motor Manufacturers and

Carbon Reduction Commitment
(CRC)
Matthew Croucher
SMMT
3 May 2009
Contents
• What is the CRC?
• Are you covered by it?
• Timeline of the scheme
• Key industry concerns over the scheme
• The franchise/dealer issue
• SMMT action
Simple scheme to cut CO2
• For those outside CCA and EU ETS
What is the CRC
• Encourage energy efficiency and lower emissions
• Cap and trade scheme
• Have buy allowances to cover emissions used (at auction)
• Annual reporting – performance in league table – public
• Revenues recycled based on position in table (+/-50%)
• Takes account of growth
• Has a 3 year introductory phase
• Comes into effect in April 2010
CRC – are you covered?
• Covers organisations
• Organisation – NOT site/group
• Do have half-hourly electricity meters?
• Do they consume 6,000MWh (>£500,000)
• If in scheme, then all energy must then be included
• Energy covered by CCA/EU ETS not in scheme
• Exemptions for CCAs (if 25% subsidiary in CCA)
• VMs to take responsibility for dealers
CRC – timeline
SMMT’s key concerns
• Does not appear a simple scheme
• Dealers – burden on VMs, but they have little control
• Definition of organisations – knowing legal structure
• Impact on cash flow a concern
• Introductory phase needs to be more ‘lenient’
• Difficult to gauge how much of sector will be covered
• Difficult to ascertain how sector will perform relatively
• Could impact adversely on electric car demand?
Dealers
Change definition of ‘franchise’
‘Does so exclusively under a trading name provided by the
franchisor’
SMMT action
• SMMT wrote to Ed Miliband requesting meeting
• SMMT meet with DECC on dealer issue
• Revised definition of franchise
• To respond to consultation – 4 June
• CBI to include our franchise definition in their response
• To follow up with DECC on dealer issue, and involve BERR
• To work with RMIF on dealers energy efficiency
• Carbon Trust funded voluntary programme
• To undertake another awareness campaign with members
Any questions?
For further details
[email protected]
020 7344 1640
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/
uk/business/crc/index.htm