Taxation

The proposed two-year CBAM delay underscores the urgent need for a bridging policy instrument, writes Misato Sato from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

World's wealthiest one per cent must cut emissions by 97 per cent this decade to bring themselves into line with 1.5C warming budget, Oxfam study calculates

From revamped net zero strategies to potentially historic electricity market reforms, the UK green economy is embarking on a hugely significant 12 months

Despite a drop in wholesale energy prices the cost of EV charging using public rapid and ultra-rapid chargers remains 'stubbornly high', new RAC data warns

Aviation fuel taxes are an opportunity to address the tax disparity, send price signals to a polluting industry, and raise much-needed money for climate finance, writes Opportunity Green's David Kay

A green gilt programme could fulfil extra borrowing capacity, unlock private investment in net zero, and hold the UK's climate ambitions to account, writes IEEFA's Kevin Leung

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November 2024

Expanding VAT relief and widening the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to more low carbon technologies can be quietly transformational, argues Labour MP Jack Abbott

Government budget for nature-friendly farming schemes has been protected next year, but questions over longer term funding must be addressed sooner rather than later, experts warn

From fuel duty freezes to new nuclear funding, BusinessGreen tracks all the green tax and spend announcements from the government's first Budget