The Climate Change Agreements (Administration) Regulations 2012 appoints the Environment Agency as the administrator of the climate change agreement (CCA) scheme. It outlines the powers and responsibilities of the administrator in performing its administrative tasks within the scheme.
CCAs are voluntary agreements that offer specified energy-intensive businesses the chance to lower the Climate Change Levy (CCL) they pay if they achieve energy efficiency or emission reduction goals. Participating businesses may see a positive impact on their CCL tax bills. It's estimated that the administrative burden on all industry participants will decrease by £2.8m to £3.5m over the duration of the new scheme starting in April 2013.
This policy does not appear to have an impact on the public sector and only minor impact on small business.
