I. Title of the Best Practice
Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP)
II. Overview of the Best Practice
The programme started in 1989; produces an extensive range of information. It is aimed at professionals and advisers in industry, commerce, business transport, public sector and buildings. Its functions are:
- to advance and spread good practice in energy efficiency
- to provide support for energy efficiency R&D
- to provide a nationally recognised knowledge base on energy efficiency measures; and
- to help inform and develop UK policy on climate change, sustainable development and competitiveness
The Best Practice approach identifies knowledge gaps which are preventing improved energy efficiency performance and devises ways of filling those gaps by generating authoritative independent information and delivering it in the right form to the right audience, in collaboration with users and intermediaries such as industry trade associations, Housing Associations and professional bodies.
The Programme target is to stimulate energy savings worth £800 million per annum at 1990 prices, equivalent to about 5 million tonnes of carbon, by the end of the year 2000. The Programme's current budget is some £15 million per annum. The impact of the Programme is assessed regularly, with the latest findings showing that it is on target, currently saving around £650 million per annum, equivalent to around 3.5 million tonnes of carbon, ie 2% of total UK annual emissions. The UK Government is currently considering ways of further developing the considerable potential of the programme as part of a package of measures to deliver the UK's Kyoto target and move towards its domestic goal of a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions.
III. Categorizing the Best Practice
1. Classifications
( ) Regulatory approach
( X ) Practical action
( ) Social network mechanism
2. Social actions involved
( ) Citizens
( X ) Central Government
( X ) Local Government
( X ) Business
3. Sector(s)
( X ) Energy
( ) Household
( X ) Transportation
( X ) Industrial enterprises
( X ) Other (Non-Industrial) Business
( ) Agriculture/land use/forestry
( ) Other
4. Target greenhouse gas(es)
( X ) CO2
( ) CH4
( ) N2O
( ) HFC
( ) PFC
( ) SF6
( ) Other
IV. List of Attachments
Sample Best Practice publications
V. Contact
| Contact Person: |
Hunter Danskin |
| Organization: |
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| Email: |
Hunter_Danskin@detr.gis.gov.uk |
| Tel: |
+44 171 890 6628 |
| Fax: |
+44 171 676 6619 |
| Address: |
Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6DE
United Kingdom |
| Note: |
N/A |
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