Energy users agree emission targets_2
17 August 2012
Nearly two-thirds of industrial associations within the intensive energy sector have agreed formal targets for cutting carbon emissions before the controversial climate change levy takes effect on 1 April, according to the Department of the Environment, T
“We have signed agreements with 15 trade associations on behalf of individual companies and are in discussion with a further 10 energy-intensive sectors and other smaller energy users,” said a spokeswoman.
The sectors, including the motor and brewing industries, have agreed to cut carbon emissions by 600,000 tonnes a year by 2010 by investing in energy-...