As part of our drive towards a low carbon output and in line with EMAS environmental standards, Lamport Gilbert are to take energy from a sustainable source as of 1st November 2009. This will help us to ensure that as a company we continue to improve Lamport Gilbert’s environmental credentials keeping us a leader in ethical printing.
From 1st November 2009 Lamport Gilbert will be changing its electricity supply over to N Power they have agreed to supply us with 'Green Energy'
This is energy generated from a “Renewable Source”
• Wind(on-shore and off-shore)
• Hydro
• Co-firing of biomass
• Landfill gas
• Sewage gas
• Energy from waste
• Solar
• Tidal
• Wave
• Geothermal
• Energy crops
or such other sources of electricity generation as may, from time to time, be awarded renewable status by the Authority;
What percentage renewable energy sources are used to supply Lamport Gilbert.
Wind 60.7%
Biomass and Fossil Fuel 5.2%
Biomass 6.2%
Hydro 9.2%
Landfill Gas 16.7%
Sewage Gas 1.9%
Lamport Gilbert will be issued with a CCL Exempt Certificate. (certification that electricity is generated from a Renewable Source.)
What is the Climate Change Levy (CCL)?
The CCL is an environmental tax imposed, at the time of supply, on non-domestic consumers, with offsetting cuts in employers' National Insurance Contributions. It was introduced in April 2001.
Why do we have CCL?
In 1997, at the Kyoto Summit on Climate Change, the EU signed an agreement to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 8% on 1990 levels by the year 2012. The UK government agreed to reduce emissions by 12.5% on 1990 levels by 2012. CCL aims to promote energy efficiency within businesses.
