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A.F.G. Smith, M. Newborough, Low Cost Polymer Electrolyses and Electrolysis Implementation Scenarios for Carbon Abatement, Report to the Carbon Trust and ITM-Power PLC, November 2004. Available at www.itm-power.com... 

The Carbon Trust. The role of the Carbon Trust is to support the innovation required to underpin the commercialisation of new and emerging low carbon technologies. 

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Review of Fuel Cell Commercial Potential for DTI and the Carbon Trust, Final Report, February 2003. http//www.dti.gov.u/energy/publications/pdfs/index.shtml... 

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Recognizing the central importance of competitiveness concerns, in 2004 the Carbon Trust conducted a pioneering study on the competitiveness impacts of the ELF ETS.1 Building upon this work, in 2005 the Carbon Trust sponsored an international collaborative study with the European research network Climate Strategies, led by our Chief Economist, Michael Grubb. The work aimed both to build upon our earlier study, and add to this much deeper analysis of the issues surrounding allowance allocation, costs and incentives. The full results are presented in this special issue of Climate Policy. 

As a lead investor in this research, the Carbon Trust has taken a strong interest in the work, but does not itself hold any responsibility for the views expressed in the individual articles. We do firmly believe that UK and European policy can only be improved by such detailed and relevant analyses by independent researchers, published for open debate, as represented by the articles here. The Carbon Trust has taken this work as the evidence base for its own position on the EU ETS, published as a separate report in late June 2006. 

We are pleased to have helped support this work through to completion, and are also grateful to the co-funders in UK and European industry and governments for matching the Carbon Trust contribution, and for their substantive input along the way. On behalf of all the sponsors we also thank all the researchers involved for their intensive efforts, Climate Strategies for managing the... 

Carbon Trust, 2004. The European Emissions Trading System Implications for Industrial Competitiveness, Carbon Trust, London [available athttp //www.carbontrust.co.uk/default.ct],... 

This article examines the impact of the EU ETS on UK competitiveness and addresses the potential changes in the prices, volume of sales and profits of UK firms and those of their rivals, as a result of the trading scheme. It encompasses research carried out by Oxera under contract to the Carbon Trust over the period 2004-2006, and a report published by Oxera (2004) containing an initial set of results. Later results are presented here. 

Industry elasticity Import penetration Energy intensity Fixed and marginal costs Price Quantity Academic articles and competition inquiries Competition inquiries, analyst reports and national trade statistics The Carbon Trust and company environmental reports FAME database and competition inquiries Companies and competition inquiries Trade associations and competition inquiries... 

The emissions reduction effects are caused in part by a reduction in UK output - a combination of a change in the share of the UK market held by UK producers and of weaker demand from consumers as a consequence of higher prices. They are also caused by investment in carbon-efficient technologies. Most of the emissions reduction is attributable to greater carbon efficiency, driven by the carbon abatement curves prepared for The Carbon Trust by Ecofys. Only in the steel and cement sectors does output reduction contribute to a significant carbon reduction. 

We thank, at Oxera, Gareth Davies, and at The Carbon Trust, James Wilde, for comments on this article, and Amra Topcagic for her contribution to the Oxera research. We also thank the referees for their insightful questions and helpful suggestions. 

National Statistics, 2002. United Kingdom National Accounts Blue Book, and further information provided by National Statistics. Oxera, 2004. C02 Emissions Trading How Will it Affect UK Industry Report prepared for The Carbon Trust [available at www.oxera.com]. 

Financial support from the UK Research Council Project TSEC, and from the Carbon Trust and Climate Strategies is gratefully acknowledged. 

UKDTI (2003). A fuel cell vision for the UK - the first steps. Taking the White Paper forward. UK Department of Trade and Industry, The Carbon Trust and EPSRC. 

Daily electrical usage trends of two similar boiler installations (SEDBUK A-rated systems, with quoted seasonal efficiencies of over 90%). It can be seen that for a given level of heat supplied, boiler 1 uses around two and a half times as much electricity as boiler 2. (From "M-CHP Interim Report," Carbon Trust CTC726, available at http //www.carbontrust.co.uk. With permission.)... 

M-CHP Interim Report," Carbon Trust CTC726, available at http //www.carbontmst.co.uk... 

Carbon Trust, 2015. Carbon footprint labels from the Carbon Tmst. http //www.carbontrast.com/ client-services/footprinting/footprint-certification/carbon-footprint-label (accessed May 2015). 

The Carbon Trust Standard is the world s leading independent certification of an organization s impact with respect to the three primary constituents of environmental sustainability ... 

Awarded to recognize best practices and real achievements in reduction, the Carbon Trust Standard helps organizations to measure, manage, and reduce their environmental impact, whilst improving their resource management and operational sustainability (Carbontrust). 

Guy R, Lancaster T, Thornton J, Hart A, Sun J, Wilde J (2012) Polymer fuel cells - cost reduction and market potential. Carbon Trust, London... 

The Carbon Trust at www.carbontrust.co.uk/energv offers free advice on loans to businesses which are upgrading to more energy-efficient equipment. The size of the loan will depend upon the C02 savings. 

Carbon Trust (2010) Carbon footprinting. http //www.carbontrusLco.rrk/cut-carbon-reduce-costs/calculate/carbon-footprinting/pages/carbon-footptinting.aspx. Accessed 29 Nov 2010... 

Black Veatch (2005), Tidal stream energy resource and technology summary . Report - Marine Energy Challenge, published by Black Veatch for the Carbon Trust, 4 July 2005. 

Anon, (2005c). Carbon Trust research landscape study, www.thecarbontrust.co.uk CTC511. Anon (2006). Building a business case on Process Intensification. Unpublished report, Arthur D. Little and SenterNovem, July. 

Anon, (1992a). Investigation of a novel compact heat exchanger surface. Future Practice -R D Profile 29, Best Practice Programme, UK Carbon Trust, July. 

At the moment the availability of grants has not been considered, although grants may be available from organisations such as The Carbon Trust, environmental agencies (SEPA) or local authorities looking to promote greener industry. 

Anon, (1991). Testing of printed circuit heat exchangers. Future Practice R D Profile 12, Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme. Available from The Carbon Trust (UK), www.thecarbontrust.co.uk. 

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