UK carbon tax could reach £40 a tonne by 2020

James S Murray
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Treasury sets out carbon levy proposal; DECC confirms it does not anticipate new unabated coal plants

Power plants in the UK could face a carbon price of up to £40 a tonne by 2020, under plans set out today by the Treasury. The proposals, which sit at the heart of the government's wider electricity...

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