What are the financial implications of the move to a carbon tax scheme?
Under the previous CRC scheme rules the maximum penalty was 10% of the cost of carbon allowances in the first year of the CRC. As a simple Carbon Tax the penalty is 100% from day 1.
For example an organisation with £1m energy spend would on average emit 8,627 tCO2e. This equates to £103,520 in carbon taxes at £12 a tonne. The HM Treasury Spending Review costing document already has £16 a tonne included after the first 2 years of the scheme.
Please see the table below for the impact based on various energy spends
Energy Spend
Carbon Tax £12 tCO2e
Carbon Tax £16 tCO2e
£500k
£51,760
£69,013
£1m
£103,520
£138,027
£2m
£207,040
£276,053
£3m
£310,560
£414,080
£5m
£517,600
£690,133
£10m
£1,035,200
£1,380,267
£20m
£2,070,400
£2,760,533
Note: calculations based on 70% / 30% split between electricity and gas emissions and energy costs based on the average 2009 industrial prices index including climate change levy. This provides a average guide to recycling payments
Carbon is now a financial commodity
The coalition government's change to the CRC has effectively made carbon a financial commodity with a known price and value. Becoming an effective Carbon Saver is not only important from a reputational point of view, it now has a direct and tangible financial benefit on the botton line.
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