Taxation

'Bleeding money': Campaigners warn aviation tax loopholes are costing European governments €4m an hour

Policy

'Bleeding money': Campaigners warn aviation tax loopholes are costing European governments €4m an hour

Overhauling the aviation taxation regime would help European governments claw back billions of Euros in missed revenue and help cut carbon emissions, a new analysis suggests

clock 12 July 2023 • 3 min read
'Growing back and growing green': EV market defies critics, as sales surge continues

Automotive

'Growing back and growing green': EV market defies critics, as sales surge continues

Latest data confirms a quarter of cars sold last month had a plug, but industry warns more needs to be done to ensure zero emissions vehicle targets are met

clock 05 July 2023 • 5 min read
'Atlantic Declaration': UK and US to pursue critical minerals agreement

Policy

'Atlantic Declaration': UK and US to pursue critical minerals agreement

New economic accord includes proposals to boost electric vehicle market on both sides of the Atlantic, as UK government confirms it could cut oil and gas windfall tax

clock 09 June 2023 • 6 min read
Report: 6p per mile EV driver charge could replace lost fuel duty revenues

Taxation

Report: 6p per mile EV driver charge could replace lost fuel duty revenues

Resolution Foundation proposes 'road duty' tax reform to reflect cars on streets and avert £10bn a year revenue shortfall by the early 2030s

clock 02 June 2023 • 3 min read
World Bank: Carbon pricing revenues near $100bn a year

Carbon Trading

World Bank: Carbon pricing revenues near $100bn a year

New report reveals how carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes are curbing emissions and generating valuable revenues for exchequers

clock 25 May 2023 • 2 min read
Study: Fuel and carbon taxes key to hydrogen aircraft lift off

Aviation

Study: Fuel and carbon taxes key to hydrogen aircraft lift off

Reducing business travel by 50 per cent against 2019 levels could play major role in bringing down cost of transition to sustainable air travel

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze

Energy

BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze

Available to BusinessGreen Intelligence Members

clock 22 May 2023 • 1 min read
'Illogical': UK tax rule penalising cars converted to electric, campaign group warns

Automotive

'Illogical': UK tax rule penalising cars converted to electric, campaign group warns

FairCharge demands changes to Treasury rules that mean formerly fossil-fuelled cars converted to electric powertrains still face higher charges

clock 11 May 2023 • 5 min read
Government plots tweaks to Plastic Packaging Tax to boost chemical recycling efforts

Recycling

Government plots tweaks to Plastic Packaging Tax to boost chemical recycling efforts

Changes aimed at driving more investment into advanced processes that use chemicals to break down plastic into feedstocks for making new materials

clock 28 April 2023 • 2 min read
How green policy gaps are putting the UK's industrial base at risk

Policy

How green policy gaps are putting the UK's industrial base at risk

Aldersgate Group and UCL set out 15 recommendations to government to help accelerate industrial decarbonisation and prevent UK businesses losing out to increasingly green international competition

clock 27 April 2023 • 11 min read