Germany enjoys a relatively high comparability with the United Kingdom in terms of economic, political and administrative context, climate ambitions and a similar industrial energy mix. The introduction in Germany of a CCA instrument, a voluntary agreement combined with a “credible threat”, has the potential to strengthen industrial sector mitigation efforts. This can be done in two possible ways: the introduction of the CCA as a precondition for energy-intensive industries to the right to exempt or reduce existing energy surcharges or a new CO2 tax; or the use of the CCA as a reference to strengthen and modify the relatively new energy efficiency network initiative, currently being conceived as an outright “carrot” approach. See the contact list of the interprofessional organization and the framework agreements for the different branches. An underlying agreement is made by an operator for a site or group of sites within a given sector. It contains energy efficiency or carbon efficiency targets adapted to their mode of operation under the framework agreement. Interprofessional organizations manage the underlying agreements for companies in their sector. An operator wishing to enter into a CCA must first apply to his inter-profession. The Department of Energy and Climate Change and industry have negotiated energy efficiency targets for each sector – the sector`s commitment. The objectives were then incorporated into framework agreements between inter-professional organisations and the Environment Agency. Umbrella agreements also list processes that are eligible for a CCA. In 2020, the BEIs negotiated new targets for 2021 and 2022. Climate change agreements are voluntary agreements between UK industry and the Environment Agency to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
In return, operators receive a discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a tax that pays on electricity and fuel bills. The Environment Agency manages the CCA scheme on behalf of the uk as a whole. The UK has been a global pioneer in climate policy. The Climate Change Agreement (CCA), wrapped up with the Climate Change Levy (CCL), is one of the UK`s oldest climate policies and one of the most important instruments to achieve both its CO2 budget targets and its own growth strategy. The CDC is an energy tax on electricity consumption (excluding electricity generated from renewable sources and cogeneration, but including nuclear power), coal, natural gas and liquefied natural gas for a wide range of non-domestic energy consumers. CCCs are voluntary agreements in which eligible industrial sectors commit to energy efficiency or CO2 reduction targets and in turn receive a tax rebate.