Climate change agreements
Papers and documents
A number of documents have been issued to sector bodies representing energy intensive industries eligible to enter climate change agreements. The documents are intended for use by the sector bodies and by businesses which have entered into a climate change agreement with the Secretary of State, or which intend to enter such an agreement. Copies of the current versions of each document are available here for reference and downloading.
Prospective participants who wish to know more about the agreements and whether they are eligible to join should contact the relevant sector association, whose details are given in the Contacts List included in the list of documents below.
The following categories of document are available for downloading:
- PP series - these are documents which were originally sent to companies seeking to enter climate change agreements. They include generic versions of agreements, provided for illustrative purposes and copies of the application forms. Copies of the agreements reached with individual sectors may be found in the Umbrella Agreements section of these pages
- CCA series - these are the most recently published guidance documents. They are of most use to sector companies and businesses which are in agreements.
- NA series - these are older documents, but are still current. Some may be superseded by new CCA series papers in due course.
- Series index (pdf, 175 KB) -This document is an index to the main references within the Climate Change Agreement (CCA), Participants’ Pack (PP) and Negotiated Agreement (NA) papers. The index is not exhaustive
For more general information about the Climate Change Levy and the Climate Change Agreements, please see the Introductory Guide to the Climate Change Levy
1. PP ("Participants Pack") Series
| Contact List - Names/addresses of individual sectors (trade associations or other bodies) with agreements with the Secretary of State. Updated 16 June 2008 | Adobe Acrobat format (90 KB) |
| Contents List and Glossary | Adobe Acrobat format (25 KB) |
| PP0 - Note to Sector Associations on the Participants Pack | Adobe Acrobat format (42 KB) |
| PP1 - Note to Prospective Participants on entry into Climate Change Agreements | Adobe Acrobat format (28 KB) |
| PP2.02 - Umbrella Sector Agreement (generic version - now superseded in some details) Option 2 | Adobe Acrobat format (79 KB) |
| PP2.02 (EI) - Umbrella sector agreement Option 2 Energy Intensity criteria | Adobe Acrobat format (128 KB) |
| PP2.03 - Umbrella Sector Agreement (generic version) Option 3 | Adobe Acrobat format (106 KB) |
| PP3.02 - Underlying Participants Agreement (generic version - now superseded in some details) Option 2 | Adobe Acrobat format (140 KB) |
| PP3.02 (EI) - Underlying participant's agreement Option 2 Energy Intensive criteria | Adobe Acrobat format (127 KB) |
| PP3.03 - Underlying Participants Agreement (generic version) Option 3 | Adobe Acrobat format (48 KB) |
| PP4 IPPC - Eligibility Form - form for use by new applicants to confirm eligibility to enter a climate change agreement under the IPPC criterion. For operators of facilities not presently in a Climate Change Agreement. | MS Word 97 format (218 KB) |
| PP4 EI - Eligibility Form - form for use by new applicants to confirm eligibility to enter a climate change agreement under the "Energy Intensity" criterion. For operators of facilities not presently in a Climate Change Agreement. | MS Word 97 format (177 KB) |
| PP4B - New Owner's Eligibility Declaration Form - Version of PP4 for use when a facility already in a Climate Change Agreement comes under new ownership. | MS Word 97 format (40 KB) |
| Adobe Acrobat format (20 KB) | |
| PP5 - Climate Change Levy - Background Information | Adobe Acrobat format (34 KB) |
| PP6 - Guidance on eligibility to enter climate change agreements | Adobe Acrobat format (16 KB) |
| PP7 - Guidance on IPPC Installations (more guidance on an eligible facility) | Adobe Acrobat format (41 KB) |
| PP8 - Guidance on the "90/10" Rule (for sites where less than 100% of the energy is used by an energy intensive installation) | Adobe Acrobat format (51 KB) |
| PP9 - Guidance on the IPPC regulatory regime | Adobe Acrobat format (9 KB) |
| PP10 - Supporting Analysis form* - for use with form PP11 | Adobe Acrobat format (18 KB) |
| PP11 - Supplier Certificate form* - for use by companies to send to their energy suppliers to certify that they are eligible for 80% discount from the levy. To be used once companies have been certified by the Secretary of State. | Adobe Acrobat format (19 KB) |
| * Produced by HM Revenue and Customs . Guidance on the completion and submission of forms PP10 & PP11 is available from Notice CCL1 on their website: www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/notices/ccl1-3.htm#P318_28513 | |
2. CCA Series
| CCA01 - Procedures for New Entrants and Exits / Changes to Facility Details - Sets out the procedures for varying agreements. | Adobe Acrobat format (54 KB) |
CCA01 Form T1.02 - Notice Of Termination Of Underlying Agreement (Option 2) - form for use by a company in an "Option 2 Agreement", where the company wishes to terminate its agreement with the Secretary of State. |
MS Word 97 format (38 KB) |
CCA01 Form T1.03 - Notice Of Termination Of Underlying Agreement
(Option 3) - as above, but for companies in an "Option 3
Agreement". |
MS Word 97 format (38 KB) |
| CCA01 Form V1.02 - Notice Of Variation Of Underlying Agreement (Option 2) - form for use by sector associations for serving notice of changes to "Option 2 Agreements" on the Secretary of State | MS Word 97 format (60 KB) |
| Adobe Acrobat format (15 KB) | |
| CCA01 Form V1.03 - Notice Of Variation Of Underlying Agreement (Option 3) - Form for use by sector associations for serving notice of changes to "Option 3 Agreements" on the Secretary of State | MS Word 97 format (60 KB) |
| Adobe Acrobat format (15kb) | |
| CCA01 Form V2 Notice Of Variation Of Umbrella Agreement - Form for use by sector associations for serving notice of changes to "Option 2" or "Option 3" Agreements on the Secretary of State. | MS Word 97 format (40 KB) |
| Adobe Acrobat format (15 KB) | |
| CCA02 - Accounting For Renewables - advice on the
way in which companies should treat consumption of energy from renewable
sources when determining overall energy consumption for target performance
purposes. Last updated March 2006 |
Adobe Acrobat format (50 KB) |
| CCA 03 - Climate Change Agreements: Performance Data and Auditing for the First Milestone; Guidance on Requirements - Guidance on the way in which Defra will assess performance against targets for the first target period, and on how sector associations should present their information to the Department | Adobe Acrobat format (80 KB) |
| CCA 03 Defra Milestone Assessment Flowchart - accompanies the above document | Adobe Acrobat format (100 KB) |
| CCA04 - Guidance Note: Combined Heat and Power Assessment Procedure (Stage 1) - see also the (accompanying) downloadable spreadsheet. | Adobe Acrobat format (300 KB) |
| MS Excel 95 format (140 KB) | |
| CCA05 - Handling Structural Change - (Revised May 2005). This paper discusses how, within the terms of the climate change agreements (CCA), targets can be set or adjusted to remain challenging and yet realistic. | Adobe Acrobat format (128 KB) |
| CCA06 - Interface between Climate Change Agreements and Emissions Trading - describes the emissions trading arrangements for companies with climate change agreements | Adobe Acrobat format (30 KB) |
| CCA 07 Treatment of Facilities which consist of Boiler Houses over 50MW | Adobe Acrobat format (10 KB) |
| CCA 08 Guidance on How to Adjust Targets to Allow for Product Mix and Throughput Changes | Adobe Acrobat format (90 KB) |
| CCA 09 - Guidance on converting electricity from dedicated supplies to primary energy. Agreements are based on consumption of primary energy, requiring application of a conversion factor to sources of secondary energy (electricity etc). | Adobe Acrobat format (10 KB) |
| CCA 10 - CCA data reporting including adjustments for Emissions Trading - see also the (accompanying) downloadable spreadsheet. | Adobe Acrobat format (129 KB) |
| MS Excel 97 format (785 KB) Note: large file | |
| CCA 11: Taking manual meter readings. Guidance on how to establish an accurate and reliable meter-reading regime. | Adobe Acrobat format (130 KB) |
| CCA12: Guidance on how to apply to make use of Risk Management Options (all documents in Adobe Acrobat format) | CCA12 (25 KB) |
| CCA12 Annex A (10 KB) | |
| CCA12 Annex B (20 KB) | |
| CCA12 Annex C (10 KB) | |
| CCA 13: Energy and Production Verification in Climate Change Agreements for the purposes of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. | Adobe Acrobat format (40 KB) |
| CCA14: Missing Energy Data - Possible Solutions. NB This paper incorporates NA(00)61. | Adobe Acrobat format (60 KB) |
| CCA15: Further Guidance on Reporting and Adjusting Sector and Target Unit Targets | Adobe Acrobat format (40kb) |
| CCA15: Associated spreadsheet | MS Excel 97 format (20 KB) |
| CCA16: Varying absolute targets where output has dropped by more than ten percent | Adobe Acrobat format (78 KB) |
| CCA17: Measuring Energy Consumption. Revised December 2003 | Adobe Acrobat format (19 KB) |
| CCA18: Climate Change Agreements: Guidance on the Qualitative Requirements | Adobe Acrobat format (46 KB) |
| CCA19: Guide to the 90/10 rule | Adobe Acrobat format (35 KB) |
| CCA 20: Procedures for the 2004 review of targets | Adobe Acrobat format (25 KB) |
| CCA 21: Formulation of trading group targets | Adobe Acrobat format (44 KB) |
| CCA 22: Procedures for CCA annual reporting for those target units temporarily excluded from EU-ETS phase 1 | Adobe Acrobat format (27 KB) |
| CCA 23: Avoiding double counting between CCA and EU ETS | Adobe Acrobat format (147 KB) Excel spreadsheet (18 KB) |
| CCA 24: New eligibility criteria. Guidance for sector associations and participants | Adobe Acrobat format (175 KB) |
3. NA Series: Technical papers published in the early stages of the agreements process but still current
| NA(99)30: Conversion Factors and Procedures | Adobe Acrobat format (31 KB) |
| NA(00)13: Public Law | Adobe Acrobat format (10 KB) |
| NA(00)52: Planning, Regulatory and Infrastructure Constraints | Adobe Acrobat format (12 KB) |
| NA(00)59: Calorific Values of Fuels | Adobe Acrobat format (6 KB) |
| NA(00)60: Position on issues relating to CHP - general information (as at November 2001) | Adobe Acrobat format (11 KB) |
| NA(00)63: International Comparisons: Summary of the Position of EU Member States (as at December 2000) | Adobe Acrobat format (50 KB) |
| NA(00)65: Administration of Climate Change Agreements: Certification Process for Option 3 | Adobe Acrobat format (18 KB) |
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Page last modified: 16 June 2008