Appendix D: Useful contacts and information
Updated 29 August 2024
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Helpdesk support
Email: ESOS@environment-agency.gov.uk
ESOS offshore related enquiries email: OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk
Scheme administrator: Environment Agency
Regulators
England: Environment Agency
Wales:
Scotland:
Northern Ireland: , email ipri@daera-ni.gov.uk
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 – referred to in this guidance as ‘the 2014 ESOS Regulations’.
The regulations were amended in 2018 and 2020 to address inconsistencies arising from the UK’s exit from the EU, including setting the financial thresholds in £ 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’s exit from the EU, replacement primary powers were established in the .
ESOS regulations were amended to include new requirements in 2023 through – referred to as ‘the 2023 amended ESOS Regulations’.