1. What is a Climate Change Agreement (CCA)
What is a Climate Change Agreement (CCA)? A simple guide to energy tax relief

2. Welcome and Introductions Presenters Peter Haslop Yolanda Starkie

3. What is a Climate Change Agreement?
A Climate Change Agreement (CCA) is a voluntary scheme set up by the UK government to encourage investment in energy efficiency within energy intensive industries
A voluntary UK government scheme
Performance Targets to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
Climate Change Levy exemption

4. Why is now the time to get smart with Climate Change Levy?
The 2016 budget announced the closure of the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme (CRC) whilst also announcing an increase in CCL rates to recoup lost revenue from this abolition.
CCL rates are increasing in April 2019
CCL exemption for CCA participants increases April 2019
The CCA scheme closes to new entrants 2018

5. Climate Change Levy rates (CCL) a tax applied to non-domestic fuels
April 2016 to March 2017
April 2017 to March 2018
April 2018 to March 2019
April 2019 to March 2020
Electricity
0.559p/kWh
0.568p/kWh
0.583p/kWh
0.847p/kWh
Natural Gas
0.195p/kWh
0.198p/kWh
0.203p/kWh
0.339p/kWh
LPG
1.251p/kg
1.272p/kg
1.304p/kg
2.175p/kg
Coal + other
1.526p/kg
1.551p/kg
1.591p/kg
2.653p/kg

6. Climate Change Levy relief (CCL) reduced rates
Fuel
April 2016 to March 2017
April 2017 to March 2018
April 2018 to March 2019
April 2019 to March 2020
Electricity
10% 7%
Natural Gas
35%
22%
LPG
Coal + other

7. Is a CCA viable for your Company?
If your energy invoices have line items marked CCL (Climate Change Levy) and the combined charges are greater than £500 before any discount the answer is
YES!

8. Are you eligible for a CCA?
For producers of plastic film using extrusion to convert melted polymer into blown or cast film
For Polymer processors of finished or semi-finished products by the application of heat and pressure or by chemical reaction

9. The Application Process
Step 1 - Register your interest via a BPF1 form
- Do you meet the eligible definition? Energy & Production
Step 2 - Submit your application
- Facility eligibility form and supporting documents
- CCA Team QA
Step 3 – Environment Agency
- Application review to approval (8-13 weeks)
Step 4 – Apply for Climate Change Levy exemption
- up to 90% on electricity, 65% on gas and other fuels

10. How to Measure Your Performance?
Specific Energy Consumption (SEC)
Primary Energy / Good production - kWh/kg
or for PIFA agreements kWh/m2
Primary Energy
Electricity (x2.6)
Gas (x1)
Relative and NOVEM Targets

11. The Application Facility eligibility form (FEF)
CCA Partnership application
Manufacturing Process description
Eligible process description & DAA
Factory floor plan indication eligible process
Process flow diagram
70/30 assessment
Base year (2008), 2015 & 2016 energy and production data

12. Will a CCA cost me anything?
If the target is not met, an operator can remain a participant of the scheme, through a CO2e buy-out mechanism. This is set at £14/tonne of CO2e for Target Period 3 & 4
CCA Administration fees are linked to the CCL relief available to a site. We can advise on this on the return of BPF1 form

13. Administration BEIS CCA Partners Sector CCA Administrator
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
BEIS
CCA Scheme Auditors
CCA Scheme Administrators
Sector CCA Administrator
Your Energy Supplier
CCA Partners

14. CCL rate change
Site Electricity
2017/2018
2019/2020
1,000,000 kWh
£5,112
£7,877
2,000,000 kWh
£10,224
£15,754
3,000,000 kWh
£15,336
£23,631
4,000,000 kWh
£20,448
£31,508
5,000,000 kWh
£25,560
£39,386
The table displays the potential CCL relief available to eligible sites through participation in CCA and how this is set to rise by April 2019

15. BPF CCA Team Please visit our webpages www.bpf.co.uk/cca
Gov.uk website
For general enquires please contact as at
Any questions?