The following publications are available to download as PDF files.
UK Power giants: Generating Climate Change 2006
A benchmarking report for WWF-UK by Innovest (412 KB)
A summary of the Innovest report and WWF-UK recommendations (1.45 MB)
June 2006
A benchmarking report and accompanying summary and recommendations paper assessing carbon risk performance and progress of the six largest UK power companies.
It analyses the companies’ efforts to reduce their CO2 emissions, undertake energy efficiency measures, develop and invest in renewable energy programmes, and invest in and install Combined Heath and Power (CHP) capacity.
WWF recommendations for cap levels for Phase 2 of the EU ETS (Updated June 2006) (899 KB)
June 2006
The European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is a crucial climate change policy for delivering substantial emission reductions in Member States across the EU.
Carbon Countdown. Emmisions trading to combat climate change (Updated June 2006) (216 KB)
June 2006
A WWF review of Phase 1 of the European Emissions Trading Scheme and recommendations to improve its environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency for Phase 2.
The balance of power: Reducing CO2 emissions from the UK power sector (329 KB)
May 2006
In order to inform our submission to the government's Energy Review WWF-UK commissioned ILEX Energy Consulting to look at three scenarios for carbon dioxide emissions and fuel mix for the UK power sector for 2010, 2016, 2020 and 2025. The report concludes that by 2025 carbon dioxide emissions could be cut by 43-55 per cent from 1990 levels without the need for new nuclear capacity. In contrast, under business as usual emissions would fall by just 18 per cent.
Summary of the report - The balance of power (229 KB)
UK Power giants generating climate change (1.16MB)
July 2005
A report comparing and ranking companies’ efforts to reduce their CO2 emissions along with their development of, and investment in, renewable energy programmes and energy efficiency measures.
Summary of the report - UK Power giants generating climate change
Ranking Power (618KB)
November 2004
A report detailing scorecards for individual power companies. This report aims to influence the future behaviour of larger electricity companies in terms of fuel mix and investment choices via their (potential) customers and their (potential) investors.
The power to save our climate (1.4MB)
December 2004
Reducing CO2 emissions in the UK power sector.
Executive summary of the power to save our climate (1MB)
The environmental effectiveness of the EU ETS: Analysis of caps
ILEX Energy Consulting, October 2005
This independent research focusses on the evaluation of the total number of emissions (caps) allocated by 6 Member States under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. It includes a comparison of their plans in Phase 1 (2005-2007), provides best practice recommendations for Phase 2 (2008-2012) and options for the future after 2012.
The environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of the EU ETS: Structural aspects of the allocation
Öko-Institut, 2005
This independent research evaluates the way that 6 key countries in Europe have allocated emission allowances in the EU ETS to individual installations (existing and new entrants), and interactions of such rules. It includes a comparison of their plans in Phase 1 (2005-2007), provides best practice recommendations for Phase 2 (2008-2012) and options for the future after 2012.
Carbon Countdown: Emissions Trading to combat Climate Change
WWF, 2005
This report sets out a vision for the UK and EU to ensure that the EU ETS is effective in economic and environmental terms, based on the findings from the WWF-commissioned research by lead authors ILEX Energy Consulting and Öko-Institut. It reviews the first phase of the scheme (2005-2007) and analyses its shortcomings and failings. The report provides best-practice policy recommendations of how the second phase (2008-2012) could be improved to make real and significant emissions reductions in the UK and Europe.
Cap levels for Phase 2 of European Emissions Trading Scheme
WWF, 2005
WWF provides quantified cap Phase 2 cap levels for the National Allocation Plans in the six Member States which were the focus of the EU ETS research: Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands. WWF applied the ‘distance-to-target’ approach, recommended in the ILEX cap analysis research as one best-practice way to express caps.
