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Understanding and Managing the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: A Public Services Finance Perspective (2010)
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is an important part of plans to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions in line with requirements established by the Climate Change Acts, affecting many public sector organisations.
This publication builds on existing guidance and provides further information on the particular characteristics of the scheme, as well as considering their potential impact on financial planning and management. Click here to find out more and to purchase your copies.
New CIPFA resources on Carbon reduction and reporting
How to reduce carbon emissions in the local area: A practical guide to improving your score for NI 185 and 186 is available at www.cipfanetworks.net/pin/documents/default_view.asp?content_ref=8609
How to improve your score against KLOE 3.1: A practical guide to sustainability reporting and improving use of natural resources is available at www.cipfanetworks.net/pin/news/view.asp?content_ref=9718
CIPFA Consultation Panel Survey Winter 2009/10
Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) – CIPFA Briefing paper (October 2009)
A first look at the financial and accounting aspects of CRC. Download:
Carbon Reduction Commitment Document 2nd Ed Oct 2009 (PDF)
Carbon Reduction Commitment Document 2nd Ed Oct 2009 (Word)
CJC guide to environmental sustainability (2009)
A practical guide for commissioners and other decision makers, addressing how to progress sustainable actions; where to go to find out more; what the law requires them to do, and what it allows them to do. Available from the CIPFA shop.
PMPA report: A sustainable future for the UK (2009)
Contributions from academics, practitioners and consultants, looking at: climate change, building sustainable housing and communities, and environmental sustainability in local government. Available from the CIPFA shop.
Public Money & Management journal, Vol. 28, Issue 6 (2008)
This issue of the journal is devoted to sustainable development and the public sector. For more information about the journal go to: www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/pmm/subscriptions.cfm
Sustainability: A Reporting Framework for the Public Services (2006)
How to embed sustainability into corporate objectives as well as measure and report on sustainability performance. Available from CIPFA shop.
Advancing Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: An Agenda for Public Service Organisations (2004)
A discussion paper available for free download (PDF)
Articles
Survival by numbers, by Roger Latham, (12-11-2009), Public Finance magazine.
Fighting climate change, by John Maddocks, (10-09-2009), Public Finance Magazine
A sustainable future, by Rhiannon Soper (26-05-2006), Public Finance magazine
Secure in the knowledge, by Rhiannon Soper and David Bent (12-01-2006) [PDF file, 96K] The MJ, Page 21