Taxation

On the eve of the climate conference, influential actors from around the world call on governments to deliver climate action pledges that are in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement

Calls mount for Treasury to scrap VAT on energy efficiency products, tweak stamp duty for lower carbon homes, and embed ‘polluter pays’ principle across the economy

Government to launch £1.4bn fund to attract more overseas investment in UK economy, with particular focus on electric cars and life sciences

Move will protect consumers from volatile gas prices, bring down the cost of solutions critical to curbing household emissions, and create new jobs, coalition argues

The CBI is among a group of trade associations calling on the government to reform the business rates system ahead of this autumn's Budget

But agency calls on policymakers to ramp up green policies and investments, noting that existing decarbonisation pledges still leave the world on track for dangerously escalating climate impacts

The UK government should increase tax on things we want less of - such as pollution - and reduce tax on things we want more of - such as jobs - explains Eunomia's Chris Sherrington

Budget planned for late October could put UK at front of a global race for green technologies, according to business group

All subsidies for heating systems that undermine the UK’s climate goals must come to an end, analysts warn

New report from Tony Blair Institute warns failure to prepare for the accelerating shift to electric vehicles could hit Treasury coffers and trigger a new wave of congestion on the roads