What do UK businesses really think about regulations to reduce carbon emissions? How are businesses managing their energy consumption?
Our recent survey of British businesses has revealed strong concerns that government regulation to reduce carbon emissions will make UK business uncompetitive, and add more cost than benefits, despite the fact that the vast majority support the Government’s commitment to reduce CO2 emissions.
The fifth npower Business Energy Index (nBEI5) published 13th February, canvassed 200 senior managers and energy buyers at SMEs and large industrial and commercial firms about their attitudes to business energy use, costs and CO2 emissions, revealing the unease within the business community about the existing CO2 reduction framework of regulation. The survey has unearthed a number of key insights:
- 71% of major energy users said they believed that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) would make the UK uncompetitive.
- 75% of major energy users believe the combined pressures of the Climate Change Levy, EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the new CRC will place an undue pressure on businesses.
- 88% of businesses surveyed support the Government’s commitment to reduce CO2 emissions.
- 50% of respondents agreed they would welcome guidance to improve energy efficiency within their companies.
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The fifth npower Business Energy Index includes attitudes to energy use, costs and carbon dioxide emissions from 200 senior managers and energy buyers.
