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Building Eco-Civilisation Through Industrial Energy Efficiency: UK Experience. Alan Searl 1 st Secretary, Low Carbon Growth British Embassy Beijing November 2013. Challenge is more urgent than ever… Global temperatures and atmospheric CO2. 1. Policy framework:.
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Building Eco-Civilisation Through Industrial Energy Efficiency: UK Experience Alan Searl 1st Secretary, Low Carbon Growth British Embassy Beijing November 2013
Challenge is more urgent than ever…Global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 UNCLASSIFIED
1. Policy framework: • Legal/Administrative: Climate Change Agreements: Sectoral Agreements (2001) • Price/Fiscal: Climate Change Levy: a downstream tax levied on all business and public sector (2001) • Market Mechanism: EU Emissions Trading Scheme (2005)
UK emissions & projections 1990- 2030 UNCLASSIFIED
2. Empowered People: Businesses also have an important role…
Thanks you for listening Alan Searl 1st Secretary, Low Carbon Growth British Embassy Beijing Alan.Searl@fco.gov.uk UNCLASSIFIED