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Climate Change Agreements scheme extension and reforms for any future scheme - consultation

HM Treasury and BEIS would "like your views on proposals to:

extend the current climate change agreements (CCA) scheme by 2 years, through:
the addition of a new Target Period, from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022
extending certification for reduced rates of CCL for participants meeting obligations under the scheme to 31 March 2025
re-open the scheme, allowing eligible facilities not currently participating to apply to join

In addition we’re seeking your initial views on potential reforms were there to be a future CCA scheme.

The consultation is open to anyone, but in particular we’d like views from:

sector associations and business which participate in the scheme
operators of facilities not currently in the scheme that may be eligible
organisations such as trade associations, NGOs, consultants and academia and other bodies who have an interest in the scheme
The CCA scheme operates on a UK-wide basis.

16 April 2020 - consultation opened

11 June 2020 - consultation closes

31 July 2020 - outcome published

Policy milestone details

Start date: 2020-4-16

Countries: UK -

Milestone source: Link to consultation website

Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence

Sector: Environment -

Organisation: HM Treasury|Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Subjects: Energy policy, Climate change