Environment

The manufacture of glass makes relatively small demands on the environment compared with many other materials. It uses mainly readily available minerals to produce environmentally friendly products which have many beneficial uses from double glazing to solar panels and packaging.

Water consumption is comparatively low and reuse standard. Fuel use is undoubtedly the major impact but relative consumption has fallen dramatically over the years and stringent controls exist under UK Climate Change agreements and the EU emission trading schemes not to mention the financial incentive to minimize use. The industry is also subject to the EU Emissions trading scheme controlling Greenhouse Gases and what is commonly known as Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, controlling other emissions and energy use.

British Glass contributes to the process of environmental performance improvement by keeping its industry members fully apprised of legislation and technical developments.

Company Application for Climate Change Agreement (Energy Intensity Competition)

This spreadsheet summaries background information for Trade or Sector Associations (SA) that wish to make a formal submission to join new Climate Change Agreements (CCA). The submission must be sent to the SA that will represent all the companies who wish to join the proposed CCA. All the information that is required to assess this submission can be entered into this single spreadsheet. Provided all the information supplied is accurate and correct the criteria for qualification can be assessed by the SA.

Annex_D_EG_Final.xls

Annex_D_Master_Final.xls

Glass Sector Climate Change Agreement New Eligibility Feedback.

 The seminar hosted by British Glass on the (________) is designed to provide interested companies with the information they need to decide if they wish to progress with the application to create a “glass manipulators” climate change agreement. The form below is designed to allow individual companies to summarise the information they and British Glass need to assess the viability of a new agreement as a whole and individual company membership.

Feedback.doc

Outline Sequence of Events for Prospective New Entrants to the Glass Manufacturing Sector Climate Change Agreement (for sites with appropriate base line data)

 This document is for guidance only based on the current glass sector agreement the details may vary.

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