Guidance

Appendix D: Useful contacts and information

Updated 29 August 2024

Helpdesk support

Email: [email protected]

ESOS offshore related enquiries email: [email protected]

Overview of ESOS

Scheme administrator: Environment Agency

Regulators

England: Environment Agency

Wales:

Scotland:

Northern Ireland: , email [email protected]

Offshore: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

More information and advice

Climate Change Agreement operations manual

Measuring and reporting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from freight transport operations

Legislation behind ESOS

The government originally established ESOS to implement Article 8 (4-6) of the EU .

ESOS came into force in July 2014 under the 鈥� referred to in this guidance as 鈥榯he 2014 ESOS Regulations鈥�.

The regulations were amended in 2018 and 2020 to address inconsistencies arising from the UK鈥檚 exit from the EU, including setting the financial thresholds in 拢 Stirling instead of Euros and to amend references to the ISO 50001 energy management standard to include the 2018 revision of the standard.

Following the UK鈥檚 exit from the EU, replacement primary powers were established in the .

ESOS regulations were amended to include new requirements in 2023 through 鈥� referred to as 鈥榯he 2023 amended ESOS Regulations鈥�.