Government urged to retain price floor, as pressure to reform global carbon taxes mounts

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Chancellor Philip Hammond due to set out future for three-year-old carbon price floor in November's Autumn Statement, as OECD exposes persistent 'carbon pricing gap'

Energy companies are urging the government to retain a controversial carbon tax credited with accelerating the demise of coal power in the UK. In a letter to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, leading UK...

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