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The '''CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme''' (the '''CRC''', formerly the '''Carbon Reduction Commitment''')<ref>{{cite web|title=CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme |url=http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/lc_uk/crc/crc.aspx |work=DECC |access-date=4 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919051011/http://decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/lc_uk/crc/crc.aspx |archive-date=19 September 2010 }}</ref> was a mandatory carbon emissions reduction scheme in the [[United Kingdom]] which applied to large [[Energy intensity|energy-intensive]] organisations in the public and private sectors. It was estimated that the scheme would reduce [[carbon emissions]] by 1.2 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2020.<ref name="DEFRA-CRC">[http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/business/crc/index.htm Action in the UK - Carbon Reduction Commitment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626091712/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/business/crc/index.htm |date=2007-06-26 }}, ''[[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]]'', published 2007-05-23, accessed 2007-05-23</ref> In an effort to [[avoiding dangerous climate change|avoid dangerous climate change]], the [[Her Majesty's Government|British Government]] first committed to cutting [[Energy in the United Kingdom#Greenhouse gas emissions|UK carbon emissions]] by 60% by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels),<ref>[http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2007/070313a.htm New Bill and strategy lay foundations for tackling climate change] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000610/http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2007/070313a.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''[[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]]'', published 2007-03-13, accessed 2007-03-23</ref> and in October 2008 increased this commitment to 80%. The scheme has also been credited with driving up demand for energy-efficient goods and services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.endsreport.com/31865/crc-boosts-the-green-economy|title=CRC boosts the green economy}}</ref>
The CRC was announced in the [[Energy policy of the United Kingdom#Energy
The Conservative Government withdrew the scheme in 2019.<ref>Environment Agency (2019), [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/crc-energy-efficiency-scheme-closure-guidance-for-participants CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: closure guidance for participants], published 12 March 2019, accessed 23 May 2020</ref>
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