The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme came into force in April this year, and large companies must sign up with the Environment Agency before 30 September.

The purpose of the scheme is that companies will account for their carbon footprint on an annual basis and purchase carbon allowances for each tonne emitted, on the basis of their electricity consumption.

There will be a League Table of best and worst performers and energy efficiency will be financially rewarded by the scheme. In this way, CRC will be "revenue neutral".

Carbonica offers a full carbon management solution and a premium carbon performance package, so that companies make the best of the CRC scheme and leave of the carbon accounting redtape to us.

For more information contact: crc@carbonica.org

Note: The Environment Agency has since changed the rules, and owing the spending review the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will no longer be revenue neutral. Companies will still be required to purchase carbon allowances at £12 p.u. but there will be no repayments to the top performers of the League Table. The EA announced that the scheme is under review so there could be further changes.

Carbonica went online on 17 September 2008, after months of sweat, blood and tears with web design, content management etc. It was a fun experience and our wonderful designers came up with a lovely website. We have thoroughly enjoyed these two years and we are delighted to celebrate our second birthday!

In two years we have envolved from very small projects to having 12 reforestation projects of our own in South and Central America, and have traded in both VERs and CERs in the carbon markets as both brokers and project originators. It has been a learning curve but we have thoroughly enjoyed it.

We'll like to thank all our supporters, affiliates, and customers, both individuals and businesses, for their support and custom and we hope to be here to serve you for many years to come!

The Carbonica Team