How the CCPO can help
What is available from the Climate Change Projects Office?
The Climate Change Projects Office (CCPO) provides UK businesses with an expert advice service and a means of accessing all areas of Government involved in climate change projects. A climate change project is defined as one which reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is eligible for tradeable emission reduction credits. (Please note, although we provide links from this site to appropriate web sites, the CCPO is not an information source on general matters of climate change).
The CCPO's principal functions are:
- to raise awareness of climate change projects and the important role that they can play in a company's business strategy
- to organise climate change trade missions, both inward (companies from abroad visiting the UK) and outward (UK delegations travelling abroad) to promote UK private sector expertise relating to the Kyoto mechanisms. Emerging markets and new types of projects (e.g. programmatic) are the main targets.
- to offer initial advice in relation to individual project proposals
- to provide the means through which businesses can find out about related Government activities and any available support, and
- to contribute to UK Government policy-making and provide feedback to policy-makers on the experience of UK business.
We have an extensive mailing list of UK companies through which we disseminate information on potential projects, events and opportunities. If you would like to join the mailing list please email us.
Offering specific project advice
We can advise you on specific projects via e-mail, over the telephone or in one-to-one meetings. To help you prepare project proposals, we can assist you by
- giving basic guidance
- providing access to a wide range of professional services and advice
- passing on experience from similar projects, where appropriate
- advising on how to find potential project partners
- advising on potential investors and funding sources
- providing information about the markets for emission reduction credits, and
- advising on the current status of international, European and UK policy on project eligibility and rules.
We may also be able to offer advice on matters related to dealing with overcoming barriers to the approval of projects.