The Carbon Trust

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The Carbon Trust is a not for dividend company limited by guarantee created by the UK government to help businesses and public organisations to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, through improved energy efficiency and developing low carbon technology.

In the year ending March 2006, the trust received grant income of £79.2 million from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department of Trade and Industry the Scottish Executive, the National Assembly for Wales, and Invest Northern Ireland. It is partly funded from the Climate Change Levy, a tax on electricity, gas, and coal.^[1]

The current Chief Executive is Tom Delay, who came to the trust after a career with energy company Shell and management consultancies McKinsey and A.T. Kearney. The current Chairman is Ian McAllister, who is also Chairman of Network Rail. The current Director is Peter Hambly (Communications) who came to the trust from the NSPCC.

[edit] See also

• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
• Energy efficiency in British housing

[edit] References

1. ^ The climate change levy package. HM Treasury (March 2006).

[edit] External links

• Carbon Risk Consulting
• The Carbon Trust
• The New Carbon Cycle