Taxation

Measures to drive investment, boost manufacturing, and £200m support for Green Deal announced, although green groups left unimpressed

Alan Whitehead MP investigates the government's definition of what constitutes a green tax

Chair of Energy and Climate Committee says the tax could be used to encourage compliance with EU efforts to cut aviation emissions

Should someone tell fuel protesters that one of the points of fuel duty is to encourage people to drive less?

Failure of coal industry could have severe implications for carbon capture and storage in the UK, think-tank says

Chancellor confirms £100m will support Scottish renewables with remaining £100m going towards Green Investment Bank

Commerce Department confirms it will investigate whether to impose import tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels

But green campaigners warn development aid has simply been repackaged as climate aid

Gillard: 'Today Australia has a price on carbon as the law of our land'

Majority of energy-intensive firms with CCA agreements met efficiency targets, cutting emissions by 29 million tonnes