Taxation

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: April 2025

UK faces 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the US, as EU gets hit with 20 per cent levy and China faces 54 per cent charge

European Parliament backs plans to postpone the application of new social and environmental reporting and due diligence rules

Around 25,000 UK jobs are considered at risk due to new US auto tariffs, but a new report claims a burgeoning domestic green transport sector could help make up for any losses

Chancellor touts positive impact from planning reforms, but largely glosses over government's clean energy plans

Coalition of over 50 environmental and farming groups calls on government to retain nature-friendly farming budget following controversial decision to suspend key subsidy scheme

Analysis shows the world's biggest shipping firms are raking in multi-billion dollar profits - and driving up carbon emissions - while paying a fraction of the taxes other industries face

The Spring Statement and upcoming Spending Review cannot afford to de-prioritise investment in the clean transition, as it is crucial for the government's growth mission, writes Esin Serin from LSE's Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment...

Brazil has an opportunity to set the stage for success at COP30 by helping deliver a shipping levy at IMO talks in London this spring, writes Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation

Nigel Farage vows to ditch net zero targets, tax renewables, and ban battery systems, but experts warn package would increase bills and undermine energy security