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Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit
Including the Energy Efficiency Exhibition

London, UK, June 2-3, 2009

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Inenco

Supporting Sponsor
Camco http://opencarbonworld.com/
 
Overview
 

How can you save energy and costs while complying with the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)?

This is the central question to be answered at this second annual Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)-supported event. The Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit will help prepare organisations for CRC compliance in a timely and cost-efficient manner. By providing case studies from DECC experts, energy providers and CRC participants, this event offers practical advice on CRC compliance and the latest updates on energy efficiency and carbon management strategies.

What is the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)?

The CRC is the UK’s first mandatory carbon trading scheme targeting emissions from around 5,000 large business and public sector organisations. If your organisation has half-hourly metered electricity consumption greater than 6,000 MWh per year, which translates to roughly £500,000 in electricity bills, it is implicated in this scheme.

The Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit is designed to help those managing CRC compliance begin to define their new carbon management strategy, delegate responsibilities internally, budget for CRC participation and identify cost-savings solutions.

 
Programme
 
DAY ONE – 2 JUNE 2009
   
08:30 Coffee, Registration & Exhibitor Visit
   
  Expert Convener: Ray Gluckman, Director of Climate Change Policy and Compliance, Enviros
   
09:00 Opening Keynote: The CRC’s Role in meeting 2050 Climate Targets
Joan Ruddock MP
   
09:20 CRC Update
Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Head of Branch, CRC, Department of Energy and Climate Change
   
9:40 Interactive Q&A
 
10:00 Networking Break & Exhibitor Visit
 
 
Session 1: Developing a Compliance Strategy
Compliance with the CRC involves many different functions and begins with a solid understanding of the operational and financial implications of the scheme. This session will examine successful strategies for CRC compliance including setting up a compliance team, meeting deadlines, assessing budgets and determining operational impacts.
 
   
10:30

Identifying the Organisation which must Comply
Owen Lomas
, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP

   
10:50 Joint Case Study: Preparing a Compliance Strategy
Roger Amos, Head of Property Services, Ealing Council
Julian Bartlett, Sustainability Director, Turner & Townsend
   
11:10 Case Study: Building a Compliance Team
Paul Kennedy, Energy Manager, City of London Corporation
   
11:30

Discussion with Expert Panel

• How can you estimate the operational and financial impacts of the scheme?
• Who should be on your compliance team and how should it operate?
• What should management’s involvement be?
• Does your compliance strategy need to go beyond the introductory phase?
• How can you minimise the burden of compliance?


Chair: Julian Bartlett, Sustainability Director, Turner & Townsend
Arnold Lewis, Energy Compliance Manager, Cemex
Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Head of Branch, CRC, Department of Energy and Climate Change
John Rumble, Sustainability Team Leader, Hertfordshire County Council
Roger Amos, Head of Property Services, Ealing Council
Paul Kennedy, Energy Manager, City of London Corporation

   
12:20

Interactive Luncheon

Sponsored by Camco
Camco

   
 
Session 2: Budgeting for the CRC
Despite the lack of a carbon allowance cap, the introductory phase of the CRC requires an action plan for cash flow. Participants will be required to purchase carbon allowances based on the Information Packs they receive from the Environment Agency. This session will be divided into public and private sector streams and will look at budgeting for CRC costs.
 
   
Stream 1:
Public Sector Budgeting
Stream 2:
Private Sector Budgeting
   
13:20 Case Study: Estimating and Managing Costs
John Newton
, Assistant Director of Finance, Cardiff University
13:20 Avoiding Financial Pitfalls
David Metcalfe
, Director, Verdantix Ltd.
   
13:40 Case Study: Opportunities for Cost Savings
Neville Stork
, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Leicester City Council
13:40 Case Study: Setting Your CRC Budget
Adrian Rimmer, Director, Eco-Markets, RBS
   
14:00

Discussion with Expert Panel

  • How can you estimate and minimise initial compliance costs?
  • How can you determine optimal payment timings?
  • What options are available to the public sector for financing compliance?
  • How are costs expected to change in the post-introductory phase?


Chair: Ray Gluckman, Director of Climate Change Policy and Compliance, Enviros
Neville Stork, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Leicester City Council
John Newton, Assistant Director of Finance, Cardiff University

14:00

Discussion with Expert Panel

  • How can you develop an initial financial plan for the CRC?
  • What is the financial value of energy efficiency measures?
  • How can energy/estates managers engage with finance departments on CRC costs?
  • How can you anticipate the cost of carbon allowances in year one?
  • What are private sector options if the price of compliance is too high?

Chair: David Metcalfe, Director, Verdantix Ltd.
Adrian Rimmer, Director, Eco-Markets, RBS
Trewin Restorick, CEO, Global Action Plan

   
14:30 Networking Break
   
 
Session 3: Reporting under the CRC
CRC organisations have new reporting requirements including maintaining a CRC Evidence Pack that includes data on carbon emissions, energy consumption, organisational structure and management changes. This session will detail these requirements and look at best practices in CRC reporting.
 
   
15:00 Reporting Obligations under the CRC
Chiara Sorisi
, Senior Policy Advisor in the CRC Team, Department of Climate Change and Energy
   
15:20 Case Study: Managing and Reporting CRC Data
Kevin Thomas
, Head of Carbon Management, Carillion Plc
   
15:40 Making it easier – what the board, finance and other departments want to know
Ben Wielgus
, Lead CRC Advisor, KPMG Sustainability Advisory Services
   
 
Session 4: League Table 101
One of the most important elements of the CRC is the publication of an annual league table comparing the carbon performance of scheme participants. This is the first time the carbon management practices of organisations will be directly compared. This session will answer lingering questions about the league table including its performance metrics.
 
   
16:00 Understanding Performance Metrics
Ian Trim
, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Energy and Climate Change
   
16:20 Case Study: Carbon Performance Measurement
Paul Ruyssevelt, Strategic Projects Director, Camco Advisory
   
16:40

Q & A

   
17:00 Green Drinks Reception

   
DAY TWO – JUNE 3 2009
   
08:30 Registration, Coffee & Exhibitor Visit
   
 
Session 5: Carbon Management Strategies
The first phase of the CRC makes carbon measurement, management and reporting mandatory. This session will look at how organisations can ensure the accuracy of CO2 emissions data and set achievable reduction targets that meet or exceed scheme requirements.
 
   
09:00 Case Study: Gathering and Verifying Emissions Data
James Pitcher , Climate Change Coordinator, London Underground Limited
   
09:20

Getting to Grips with Carbon in Complex Organisations
Dr. Steve Tanner
, Director, Carbon Ready

   
09:40

Discussion with Expert Panel

• How can you verify emissions data in preparation for CRC reporting?
• How often will CRC participants be audited?
• What is the value of third party assessments of CO2 emissions?
• What should the strategy be for complex organisations with hundreds of sites?
• What are some common areas for operational emissions reductions?
• How should organisations report and track emissions outside the scheme?

Chair: Dr. Steve Tanner, Director, Carbon Ready
Ian Bateman, Climate Change Officer, Devon County Council
James Pitcher , Climate Change Coordinator, London Underground Limited

   
10:20 Networking Break & Exhibitor Visit
   
 
Session 6: Developing an Energy Savings Plan
Energy efficiency plays an integral role in CRC compliance and reaching broader sustainability goals. This session will be split into public and private sector streams and will examine how organisations can reduce costs, meet the early action metric, and cut emissions through energy efficiency plans.
 
   
Stream 1:
Public Sector Energy Savings
Stream 2:
Private Sector Energy Savings
   
10:50 Case Study: Financing Energy Efficiency Plans
Colin Mapperley
, General Manager, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
10:50 Case Study: Encouraging Behaviour Change to Realise Energy Efficiency
Chris Matthews
, Head of Environment and Sustainability, United Utilities
   
11:10 Case Study:Identifying Opportunities for Energy Savings
Dawn Armstrong, Head of Operations, SALIX
11:10 Case Study: Smart Metering: Identifying areas of Inefficiency
Adrian Swindells
, General Manager of Operations, Abbey Corrugated
   
11:30

Discussion with Expert Panel

  • What steps are involved in setting up a Salix fund?
  • What other options are open to the public sector for energy efficiency financing?
  • What do you need to do to meet the CRC early action metric?
  • What is the average payback period for public sector energy efficiency projects?
  • How can you identify areas of energy inefficiency?

Chair: Ray Gluckman, Director of Climate Change Policy and Compliance, Enviros
Dawn Armstrong
, Head of Operations, SALIX
Colin Mapperley, General Manager, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ian Bateman, Climate Change Officer, Devon County Council

11:30

Discussion with Expert Panel

  • What are the benefits of energy audits?
  • What projects payback within two years?
  • What do you need to do to meet the CRC early action metric?
  • What sort of energy efficiency financing is available for private companies?

Chair: Dr. Steve Tanner, Director, Carbon Ready
Martin Fry, Chairman, ESTA
Adrian Swindells, Operations Manager, Abbey Corrugated
Chris Matthews, Head of Environment and Sustainability, United Utilities

   
   
12:10 Networking Lunch & Exhibitor Visit
   
 
Session 7: The Role of Energy Suppliers and Technology Providers
While it’s clear that energy cuts are key to CRC compliance, and sustainability in general, it’s not obvious how energy suppliers will facilitate these efforts. Also, what technologies are available to facilitate energy savings? This interactive session will allow CRC participants to pose their questions to energy suppliers and technology providers.
 
   
13:00

The Inenco Solution: Manage the risk – Maximize the Opportunity
 Jason Thackray, Head of Carbon Management, Inenco.

   
13:20

Interactive Q&A

  • What role do energy suppliers play in efficiency efforts?
  • Why is it so important to have a strategy for CRC compliance?
  • What action should participants be taking to protect their league table positioning?
  • Should organisations be installing smart meters for reasons other than compliance - energy efficiency?
  • Energy efficiency plays is major influencer in league table positioning - when should I take action?
  • Should organisation lease or purchase smart meters - what are the costs?


Chair: Jason Thackray, Head of Carbon Management, Inenco
Simon Mendham, Energy Manager, Vodafone Property
Laurent Mineau, Head of Energy Services Major Business, EDF Energy

   
14:20

Networking Break & Exhibitor Visit

Sponsored by Inenco
Inenco

 
 
Session 8: Recognising Renewables
Under the CRC, renewable energy investments count as zero carbon if the investment is not already Incentivised by Government’s Renewables Obligation. This rule exists because electricity suppliers already receive incentives to pursue green electricity though the use of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) and Recognising this generation in CRC would lead to double counting carbon benefits. This session will outline renewable energy strategies for CRC participants.
 
 
14:40

Case Study: Developing a Green Energy Strategy
Rachel Solomon Williams, Climate Change Manager, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Tesco

   
15:00

Case Study: Investing in Sustainable Energy
Richard Tarboton
, Head of Energy, BT

   
15:20

Discussion with Expert Panel

  • What type of renewable investments will be counted as zero carbon under the CRC?
  • How does the early adopter scheme reward green energy procurement?
  • What is the final position on combined heat & power?
  • How are smart grid and other technologies treated under the CRC?
  • Where is the incentive for participants to continue to buy green electricity?

Chair: Paul Gardiner, Corporate Affairs, British Sugar and Head of Policy, CHPA
Susan Pelmore, Policy Analyst, Renewable Energy Association
Richard Tarboton, Head of Energy, BT
Rachel Solomon Williams, Climate Change Manager, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Tesco

   
 
Session 9: Preparing for Carbon Trading
This session will focus on what CRC organisations should be doing now to prepare for the scheme’s April 2010 launch. It will also look at what needs to be done today to get ready for the capped phase of the scheme where the cost of emissions allowances will rise.
 
   
16:00 Carbon Trading in Action
Don Sunderland, VP, Treasury & Capital Markets, Misys Open Source Solutions
   
16:20

Discussion with Expert panel

  • What should organisations be doing now to ensure readiness for the launch date?
  • What are the penalties for participants who miss off operational units that should be included in the scheme?
  • How many organisations are expected to fail to meet compliance standards in year one?
  • What needs to be done now to prepare for the capped post-2013 phase?
  • How will the financial bonuses and penalties rise in the capped phase?
  • What sort of training and skills are necessary to deal with purchasing and trading allowances?

Chair: Paul Gardiner, Corporate Affairs, British Sugar and Head of Policy, CHPA
Sonny Masero, UK Managing Director, Camco Advisory
Don Sunderland, VP, Treasury & Capital Markets, Misys Open Source Solutions

   
17:00 Close of Conference
   
Workshop
 
June 4, 2009
 
 
CRC Reporting & Carbon Management
A 1-day, Practical Training Course
Whether you are new to the industry or already established in corporate carbon reduction, this one-day training course will provide you with practical tools and examples with which to implement CRC reporting.
Full details here...
 
Why attend?
 
  • Hear the latest updates from the DECC team heading the CRC
  • Learn how other public and private sector organisations are preparing
  • Define what this regulation means for your operations
  • Identify practical steps for compliance (including timelines and goals)
  • Get the latest tools in carbon management and energy efficiency
  • Learn how to achieve low-cost compliance solutions
 
Who will attend?

 

Here’s who you will meet at Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit :

  • Directors/Managers of Energy
  • Heads of Renewables
  • Climate Change Directors
  • Directors/Managers of Sustainability
  • Directors/Managers of Property and Estates
  • Facilities Managers
  • Operations/Logistics Managers
  • Finance Directors
  • Environment, Health and Safety Managers
  • Environmental Affairs Managers
 
Speakers

 

Speaking Opportunities
If you would like to speak at this event please submit a speaking proposal (presentation title, 4-5 bullet points and brief synopsis) to Adrienne Baker,

 

 
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

 

Endorsed by:

Alta Terra

AltaTerra Research is the research firm focused on environmentally sustainable business and the corporate market for clean technology. With research reports, advisory services and executive education, AltaTerra helps business leaders make informed decisions on sustainability strategies, practices and cleantech solutions. To search our online catalog of publicly available research, summaries of proprietary reports, and blogs and industry event listings, please visit the AltaTerra Research Network website at www.AltaTerra.net


The Carbon Reduction Commitment and Energy Efficiency Exhibition offer an integrated solution of brand positioning, business development and face-to-face networking opportunities with senior decision-makers.

Connecting you with the right people
With a proven track record of delivering high calibre-corporate professionals, this event provides the perfect environment for you to do business with top companies under one roof.
First class business opportunities

  • Generate new high level business contacts
  • Enhance your company's brand visibility globally
  • Increase your market share and gain competitive advantage
  • Reinforce existing partnerships
  • Find new partners and business opportunities

Cost effective packages to meet your business needs
Our sponsorship and exhibition packages are designed to help you meet your business objectives.

If you are looking to win prospective clients, strengthen existing relationships or enhance your company profile, we will help you do so in a cost effective manner.

Contact Ben Legiton for further details
Tel: +971 4 813 5214 or +44 207 099 0600
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Partners
 

Supporting Organisations:

EDIE 2 Degrees http://www.ciwem.org/
  http://www.newenergyfocus.com
Verdantix   Sustainabl Business

Media Partners:

Greenwise http://www.forumforthefuture.org/ Global Action Plan
http://www.bitc.org.uk/ Commodity http://www.green500.co.uk/
eauc http://www.pointcarbon.com/ http://www.r-e-a.net/
ESTA   Global Energy Club

 

Official Offset Partner:

 

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4-18 Harrington Gardens
London SW7 4LH

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