Statistics on Government Offsetting
Government Carbon Offsetting Facility – Phase II (April 2009 to January 2013)
Sixth e-Auction: 22 November 2011
The sixth e-auction for the GCOF II contract took place on 22 November 2011, and was won by RWE Supply & Trading Switzerland S.A. The following CERs were purchased:
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or
Forward
Purchase |
No
of
CERs |
Price per
CER
determined by e-auction |
Total purchased |
|
DECC
|
Spot
|
111
|
£7.03
|
780.33
|
|
Food Standards Agency
|
Spot
|
332
|
£7.03
|
2333.96
|
|
Royal Household
|
Spot
|
1,140
|
£7.03
|
8014.20
|
|
HMRC
|
Spot
|
3,485
|
£7.03
|
24,499.55
|
|
DfT
|
Spot
|
883
|
£7.03
|
6,207.49
|
|
DCMS
|
Spot
|
69
|
£7.03
|
485.07
|
|
DWP
|
Spot
|
1,005
|
£7.03
|
7,065.15
|
|
Home Office
|
Spot
|
2,403
|
£7.03
|
16,893.09
|
|
DFID
|
Spot
|
17,270
|
£7.03
|
121,408.10
|
| DEFRA |
Spot |
1,463 |
£7.03
|
10,284.89 |
| BIS |
Spot |
4,479 |
£7.03
|
31,487.37 |
| DCLC Communities |
Spot |
66 |
£7.03
|
463.98 |
| Total |
|
32,706 |
|
229,923.18 |
Fifth e-Auction: 22 June 2011
The fifth e-auction for the GCOF II contract took place on 22 June 2011, and was won by First Climate Markets AG. The following CERs were purchased:
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or
Forward
purchase |
No
of
CERs |
Price per
CER
determined by e-auction |
Total price |
|
Attorney General’s Office
|
Spot
|
2
|
£12.99
|
£25.98
|
|
British-American Parliamentary Group
|
Spot
|
52
|
£12.99
|
£675.48
|
|
Cabinet Office
|
Spot
|
1,268
|
£12.99
|
£16,471.32
|
|
Crown Prosecution Service
|
Spot
|
119
|
£12.99
|
£1,545.81
|
|
Department for Communities and Local Government
|
Spot
|
93
|
£12.99
|
£1,208.07
|
|
FCO Services (a Trading Fund of the FCO)
|
Spot
|
9,000
|
£12.99
|
£116,910
|
|
House of Commons
|
Spot
|
1,800
|
£12.99
|
£23,382
|
|
House of Lords
|
Spot
|
286
|
£12.99
|
£3,715.14
|
|
HM Treasury
|
Spot
|
1,114
|
£12.99
|
£14,470.86
|
|
Serious Fraud Office
|
Spot
|
205
|
£12.99
|
£2,662.95
|
| Total |
|
13,939 |
|
£181,067.61 |
Fourth e-Auction: 9 March 2011
The fourth e-Auction for the GCOF II contract took place on 9 March 2011 and was won by RWE Supply & Trading Switzerland SA. The following CERs were purchased:
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or Forward purchase |
No of CERs |
|
Total price |
| Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) |
Spot |
920 |
£11.64 |
£10,708.80 |
| Department of Health |
Spot |
260 |
£11.64 |
£3,026.40 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Rome) |
Spot |
74 |
£11.64 |
£861.36 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK) |
Spot |
25,000 |
£11.64 |
£291,000.00 |
| Home Office |
Spot |
2,211 |
£11.64 |
£25,736.04 |
| Ministry of Defence |
Spot |
18,917 |
£11.64 |
£220,193.88 |
| Royal Household |
Spot |
3,240 |
£11.64 |
£37,713.60 |
| Transport for London |
Spot |
447 |
£11.64 |
£5,203.08 |
| Total |
|
51,069 |
|
£594,443.16 |
* Price excludes VAT. VAT was applied to CERs from 1 November 2010.
Third e-Auction: 6 October 2010
The third e-Auction for the GCOF II contract took place on 6 October 2010 and was won by EDF Trading (for spot purchase) and Essent Trading International SA (for forward purchase). The following CERs were purchased :
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or Forward purchase |
No of CERs |
Price per CER determined by e-auction |
Total price |
| Cabinet Office |
Spot |
2,143 |
£13.70 |
£29,359.10 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) |
Spot |
6,574 |
£13.70 |
£90,063.80 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS): Whole Estates |
Spot |
35 |
£13.70 |
£479.50 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS): The Insolvency Agency |
Spot |
315 |
£13.70 |
£4,315.50 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS): Intelligent Property Office |
Spot |
498 |
£13.70 |
£6,822.60 |
| Department for Communities and Local Government |
Spot |
208 |
£13.70 |
£2,849.60 |
| Department for Communities and Local Government: Tenant Service Authority |
Spot |
2 |
£13.70 |
£27.40 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
Spot |
97 |
£13.70 |
£1,328.90 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Spot |
1,192 |
£13.70 |
£16,330.40 |
| Department for International Development |
Spot |
22,127 |
£13.70 |
£303,139.90 |
| Department for Transport |
Spot |
1,069 |
£13.70 |
£14,645.30 |
| Department for Work and Pensions |
Spot |
2,342 |
£13.70 |
£32,085.40 |
| Department of Health |
Spot |
118 |
£13.70 |
£1,616.60 |
| Exports Credits Guarantee Department |
Spot |
178 |
£13.70 |
£2,438.60 |
| Food Standards Agency |
Spot |
365 |
£13.70 |
£5,000.50 |
| HM Revenue & Customs |
Spot |
7,130 |
£13.70 |
£97,681.00 |
| HM Revenue & Customs: Valuation Office Agency |
Spot |
105 |
£13.70 |
£1,438.50 |
| Home Office: Core |
Spot |
4,136 |
£13.70 |
£56,663.20 |
| Law Officer’s Department: Attorney General’s Office |
Spot |
57 |
£13.70 |
£780.90 |
| Law Officer’s Department: HM CPS Inspectorate |
Spot |
16 |
£13.70 |
£219.20 |
| Law Officer’s Department: Tsols |
Spot |
93 |
£13.70 |
£1,274.10 |
| Law Officer’s Department: Serious Fraud Office |
Spot |
324 |
£13.70 |
£4,438.80 |
| Law Officer’s Department: CPS |
Spot |
191 |
£13.70 |
£2,616.70 |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital |
Spot |
8 |
£13.70 |
£109.60 |
| Ministry of Justice |
Spot |
1,040 |
£13.70 |
£14,248.00 |
| Ministry of Justice |
Forward |
828 |
£18.81 |
£15,574.68 |
| Total |
|
51,191 |
|
£705,547.78 |
Second e-Auction: 23 June 2010
The second eAuction for the GCOF II contract took place on 23 June 2010, and was won by First Climate Markets AG. The following CERs were purchased:
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or Forward Purchase |
No of CERs |
Price per CER determined by e-auction |
Total price |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
Spot |
19,475 |
£12.21 |
£237,790 |
| Cabinet Office |
Spot |
5013 |
£12.21 |
£61,209 |
| Royal Household |
Spot |
2953 |
£12.21 |
£36,056 |
| Department of Health |
Spot |
81 |
£12.21 |
£989 |
| British-American Parliamentary Group |
Spot |
15 |
£12.21 |
£183 |
| HM Treasury |
Spot |
923 |
£12.21 |
£11,269.83 |
| Total |
|
28,460 |
£12.21 |
£347,497 |
First e-Auction: 9 March 2010
The first eAuction for the GCOF II contract took place on 9 March 2010, and was won by Essent Trading International SA. The following CERs were purchased:
| Public sector organisation |
Spot or Forward Purchase |
No of CERs |
Price per CER determined by e-auction |
Total price |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
Spot |
60,135 |
£12.34 |
£742,066 |
| Department of Energy and Climate Change |
Spot |
1000 |
£11.60 |
£11,600 |
| ACT ON CO2 campaign (DECC) |
Spot |
6 |
£11.60 |
£70 |
| Office of National Statistics |
Forward |
744 |
£13.00 |
£9,672 |
| British-American Parliamentary Group |
Forward |
22 |
£13.00 |
£286 |
| Total |
|
61,907 |
£12.34 (average) |
£763,694 |
Government Carbon Offsetting Facility - Phase I (April 2006 to March 2009)
Price per CER = £9.91 excluding VAT
| Public sector organisation |
GCOF I - CERs purchased |
| |
2006 / 2007 |
2007 / 2008 |
2008 / 2009 |
Total |
| British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) |
20.80 |
42.95 |
75.24 |
138.99 |
Cabinet Office
(including No. 10 Downing Street; 06/07 Figures also include figures for 05/06) |
9,117.09 |
4,352.07 |
4,500 |
17,969.16 |
| Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (CEFAS) |
192.20 |
190.00 |
190.00 |
572.20 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)(including Energy section of DECC from 3 October 2008) |
4,469.66 |
5,929.17 |
5,200.00 |
15,598.83 |
| Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) |
467.78 |
400.10 |
222.76 |
1,090.64 |
| Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) |
275.44 |
235.88 |
268.08 |
779.40 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) |
344.63 |
350.00 |
350.00 |
1,044.63 |
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
(including the Climate Change section of DECC from 3 October 2008 onwards) |
6,055.91 |
5,093.92 |
5,100.00 |
16,249.83 |
| Department for International Development (DFID) |
17,733.76 |
18,145.10 |
22,123.38 |
58,002.24 |
| Department for Transport (DFT) |
1,356.73 |
1,287.16 |
1,323.03 |
3,966.92 |
| Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) |
4,633.42 |
2,789.21 |
2,761.37 |
10,184.00 |
| Department of Health (DH) |
917.62 |
918.19 |
920.00 |
2,755.81 |
| Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) |
189.50 |
190.91 |
180.00 |
560.41 |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
(For part of financial years 07/08 only. 06/07 was offset through a separate contract. The remainder of the 07/08 and 08/09 emissions will be offset through GCOF II) |
- |
26,598.89 |
- |
26,598.89 |
| Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) |
2,283.18 |
1,969.80 |
2,125.00 |
6,377.98 |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) |
267.28 |
248.12 |
213.14 |
728.54 |
| HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) |
7,278.00 |
5,593.23 |
6,972.54 |
19,843.77 |
| HM Treasury |
1,487.05 |
888.84 |
1,200.00 |
3,575.89 |
| Home Office |
3,934.74 |
3,064.44 |
2,938.43 |
9,937.61 |
| House of Commons |
2,626.19 |
1,773.00 |
1,606.31 |
6,005.50 |
| House of Lords |
452.66 |
319.38 |
287.48 |
1,059.52 |
| Law Officer's Department (LOD) |
614.67 |
589.21 |
900.56 |
2,104.44 |
| London Development Agency (LDA) |
76.73 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
226.73 |
| Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) |
7,079.60 |
6,499.73 |
6,783.47 |
20,362.80 |
| Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
18,223.95 |
16,873.35 |
24,306.82 |
59,404.12 |
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
(including Department for Constitutional Affairs) |
61.22 |
1,495.97 |
1,509.18 |
3,066.37 |
| Northern Ireland Office (NIO) |
1,148.79 |
639.64 |
650.65 |
2,439.08 |
| Royal Household (RH) |
1,210.46 |
5,452.47 |
4,688.00 |
11,350.93 |
| Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) |
302.30 |
151.36 |
151.36 |
605.02 |
| The Rent Service (TRS) |
14.46 |
- |
- |
14.46 |
| Transport for London (TFL) |
680.78 |
872.04 |
633.65 |
2,186.47 |
| Valuation Office Agency (VOA) |
83.00 |
33.40 |
82.42 |
198.82 |
| Totals |
93,599.60 |
113,062.53 |
98,337.87 |
305,000 |
Price per CER = £9.91 excluding VAT
| Public sector organisation |
GCOF I - Cost of offsetting (excluding VAT) |
| |
2006 / 2007 |
2007 / 2008 |
2008 / 2009 |
Total |
| British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) |
£206 |
£426 |
£746 |
£1377 |
Cabinet Office
(including No. 10 Downing Street; 06/07 Figures also include figures for 05/06) |
£90,350 |
£43,129 |
£44,595 |
£178,074 |
| Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (CEFAS) |
£1,905 |
£1,883 |
£1,883 |
£5671 |
| Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) (including Energy section of DECC from 3 October 2008) |
£44,294 |
£58,578 |
£51,532 |
£154,584 |
| Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) |
£4,636 |
£3,965 |
£2,208 |
£10,808 |
| Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) |
£2,730 |
£2,338 |
£2,657 |
£7,724 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) |
£3,415 |
£3,469 |
£3,469 |
£10,352 |
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
(including the Climate Change section of DECC from 3 October 2008 onwards) |
£60,014 |
£50,481 |
£50,541 |
£161,036 |
| Department for International Development (DFID) |
£175,742 |
£179,818 |
£219,243 |
£574,802 |
| Department for Transport (DFT) |
£13,445 |
£12,756 |
£13,111 |
£39,312 |
| Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) |
£45,917 |
£27,641 |
£27,365 |
£100,923 |
| Department of Health (DH) |
£9,094 |
£9,099 |
£9,177 |
£27,310 |
| Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) |
£1,878 |
£1,892 |
£1,784 |
£5,554 |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
(For part of financial years 07/08 only. 06/07 was offset through a separate contract. The remainder of the 07/08 and 08/09 emissions will be offset through GCOF II) |
- |
£263,595 |
- |
£263,595 |
| Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) |
£22,636 |
£19,521 |
£21,059 |
£63,206 |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) |
£2,649 |
£2,459 |
£2,112 |
£7,220 |
| HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) |
£72,125 |
£55,429 |
£69,098 |
£196,652 |
| HM Treasury |
£14,737 |
£8,808 |
£11,892 |
£35,437 |
| Home Office |
£38,993 |
£30,369 |
£29,120 |
£98,482 |
| House of Commons |
£26,026 |
£15,919 |
£15,919 |
£59,515 |
| House of Lords |
£4,486 |
£3,165 |
£2,849 |
£10,500 |
| Law Officer's Department (LOD) |
£6,091 |
£5,839 |
£8,925 |
£20,855 |
| London Development Agency (LDA) |
£760 |
£743 |
£743 |
£2,247 |
| Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) |
£70,159 |
£64,412 |
£67,224 |
£201,795 |
| Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
£180,599 |
£167,215 |
£240,881 |
£588,695 |
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
(including Department for Constitutional Affairs) |
£607 |
£14,825 |
£14,956 |
£30,388 |
| Northern Ireland Office (NIO) |
£11,385 |
£6,339 |
£6,448 |
£24,171 |
| Royal Household (RH) |
£11,996 |
£54,034 |
£46,458 |
£112,488 |
| Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) |
£2,996 |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
£5,996 |
| The Rent Service (TRS) |
£143 |
- |
- |
£143 |
| Transport for London (TFL) |
£6,747 |
£8,642 |
£6,279 |
£21,668 |
| Valuation Office Agency (VOA) |
£823 |
£331 |
£817 |
£1,970 |
| Totals |
£927,572 |
£1,120,450 |
£974,528 |
£3,022,550 |
* payments made for 2008/2009 were based on estimates to be reconciled with actual data published as part of the SDiG report. Any remaining differences will be purchased through GCOF II. This explains the difference between figures in 08/09 and those published for the Cabinet Office, p106.
CERs purchased by GCOF I by public sector body
The following pie chart summarises the number of CERs purchased in GCOF I by public sector body:
