Environmental legislation

Environmental legislation in the form of Carbon Taxation is the cornerstone of the Government's plans to encourage energy efficiency across the whole spectrum of client companies.

Although the taxes themselves cannot be avoided (albeit Climate Change Agreements do provide a means to mitigate overall cost) the only way to effectively minimise your tax burden is via effective energy management (to reduce usage) and by having a complete understanding of legislation and how it impacts on your business.

An experienced eye, maintaining and reporting data is essential to minimising impact and Quantum Energy Limited is well placed to assist in these areas.

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Carbon Taxation

The Climate Change Levy (CCL) introduced in 2001 applied a toll on usage to fund efficiency programs (such as those managed by the Carbon Trust) and promote environmentally friendly policies. Many companies, via CCL Agreements administered through their trade associations, have obtained tax allowances of up to 80%, but need to improve performance, year on year, to maintain their allowances. With this policy, the principle of Carbon Reporting was firmly established.

From April 2010 the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a further legislative financial burden aimed at non-CCL members where a "Carbon Tax", in the form of the compulsory purchase of Carbon Credits, is to be applied and a comprehensive reporting mechanism implemented.

Although the CRC is purported to be "revenue neutral", many companies will struggle to find the initial funding for the purchase of the Carbon Credits or will fall foul of the Recycling Mechanism, where the cost of the Carbon Credits is transferred back to participating companies. In both cases, an experienced eye, maintaining and reporting data is essential and Quantum Energy Limited engineers can assist in such areas.

The full impact of Recycling is not widely understood and bears little resemblance to the bland "+/- X%" that is repeatedly stated. In fact, a company can potentially lose significantly more than the baseline reporting percentages – Click on the pdf link and go to Page 45 of the official DECC Carbon Reduction Commitment User Guide opposite for a more detailed explanation.

QEL are energy management consultants helping commercial business and industry save electricity and utility costs through increased energy efficiency. We provide energy management advice enabling businesses to minimise their carbon taxation via effective carbon reduction. QEL provide energy efficiency advice in the following areas:

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