Policy papers and consultations

We're seeking views on proposed amendments to legislation so both ECO schemes use the latest versions of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) and Reduced Data SAP (RdSAP).

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 22 March 2024

We’re seeking views on the future role of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) and the final design of Phase 3, which will help industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 22 November 2023

A robust, credible and consistent set of criteria that all business sector roadmaps should meet to ensure they can effectively reduce emissions.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 14 August 2023

• Net zero business sector roadmap guidelines (HTML)

  Business sector roadmap criteria 1. A credible pathway aligned to HMG’s…

The UK ETS Authority is seeking views on the development of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 4 others
• Updated: 25 July 2023

We're calling for evidence on how to enable industry to switch away from fossil fuels to electricity.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 19 July 2023

This strategy sets out how the UK will decarbonise our homes, and our commercial, industrial and public sector buildings, as part of setting a path to net zero by 2050.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 1 March 2023

We're seeking views on our proposed changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme for the next scheme (ECO4), due to begin in April 2022.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 1 April 2022

This framework sets out the UK plan on how we will drive products to use less energy, resources and materials and how this will contribute to achieving net zero.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 4 November 2021

This document outlines the design of Phase 2 of the fund and how it will help businesses on the path to net zero.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 22 September 2021

Proposals for streamlined energy and carbon reporting. The reform package will reduce administrative burdens, raise awareness of energy efficiency, reduce bills, and save carbon.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 23 December 2020

We're seeking views on a proposed extension to the climate change agreements (CCA) scheme, and on potential reforms were there to be a future CCA scheme.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 31 July 2020

We’re seeking views on the final design of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, which will help industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 29 June 2020

We're seeking views on proposals for an energy efficiency scheme focused on smaller businesses.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 23 June 2020

We're seeking views on proposals to update existing ecodesign requirements for external power supplies (for example chargers for electronic devices).

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 3 September 2019

We're seeking evidence and views about the action required to deliver an ambitious decarbonisation programme across the public and higher education sectors, in England over the next 10 years.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 5 July 2018

The programme will overcome barriers to recover and reuse waste heat, to enable industrial energy bills savings and carbon emission reduction.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 5 July 2018

We're seeking views on new non-domestic smart metering policy proposals, including the draft legal text required to remove the DCC opt-out.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 27 March 2018

We're seeking views on proposed changes to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the UK.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 7 March 2018

We're seeking stakeholder views on options to provide energy suppliers with flexibility to meet the SMETS1 end date.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 4 December 2017

This call for evidence provides the means to test what we have learned so far and to seek feedback and views to help us develop and support future policy development.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Updated: 16 November 2016