January Highlights: Energy & Carbon Compliance Guide, Energy Market Report, and more
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Welcome to Energy Advice Hub Highlights: essential reading for carbon-conscious organisations.
Every month, we’ll handpick the best content from our Energy Advice Hub, a free resource that’s helped thousands of organisations with their energy and net zero challenges. The Hub is entirely funded and supported by Sustainable Energy First.
A new year brings with it a new set of deadlines for compliance and voluntary schemes. Our newly updated guide to mandatory energy and carbon compliance schemes in the UK is essential reading for anyone responsible for energy, sustainability, or compliance.
We also cover the wide range of voluntary schemes that can help you achieve best practice in your organisation. You'll learn:
✅ Overview of mandatory schemes in the UK, including SECR, ESOS, TCFD reporting and the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
✅ Future reporting requirements, including the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
✅ Voluntary schemes to help you achieve best practice
✅ Financial incentive schemes to help you decarbonise
Unlock your free compliance overview here.
For an abbreviated version of what's coming up, our 2025 energy and compliance look ahead is your perfect one-stop shop. Upcoming changes include new Climate Change Agreements Scheme, the first phase of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, ESOS Action Plan deadlines, and more.
Our market report provides an analysis of the key fundamental drivers that shaped the UK and European energy markets during the last six months of 2024.
The report draws on insight from the second half of 2024 to enable informed market decisions in the future – making it essential reading for anyone responsible for energy, sustainability, or compliance.
The UK Government has unveiled a new Steel Council, aiming to secure the future of the steel sector while aligning with the nation’s net-zero climate commitments. Announced by the Department for Business and Trade, the council will bring together key representatives from businesses, trade unions, industry bodies, and devolved UK governments.
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme has been running since May 2021 and is set to expand into more sectors from next year. The Hub team get a lot of queries about the scheme, so we created this FAQ to answer the most common questions. If your question isn’t answered here, get in touch and we’ll do our best to help.
...and finally...coming soon!
The Sustainably Speaking Podcast from Sustainable Energy First!
Full of insights, stories, ESG and sustainability topics - hosted by Ben Beetham who will be joined by expert guests along the way.
So join us next year where we're aiming to inspire and empower you to raise your businesses climate ambitions. Our podcast is just one of many ways we are engaging with businesses and people, to discuss a wide breadth of topics all linked to social, economic and environmental sustainability.
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Whether you're looking to comply with low carbon policy or accelerate your net zero journey, we've got hundreds more articles to help. Explore our Energy Advice Hub for more info, or speak to an expert by getting in touch with us at Sustainable Energy First.