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Budget 2021: Sunak backs skills and innovation in speech light on fresh net zero pledges

Politics

Budget 2021: Sunak backs skills and innovation in speech light on fresh net zero pledges

Chancellor hails net zero as 'innovation strategy' but is criticised for cutting air passenger duty just days before COP26

clock 27 October 2021 • 7 min read

Taxation

Government sets out plans to cut taxes on flights within UK

Treasury consults on slashing Air Passenger Duty for domestic flights, yet also moves to tweak tax bands to combat CO2 from long-haul flights

clock 23 March 2021 • 6 min read

Policy

Coal mines, domestic flights, and COP26: Can the UK get its messaging straight on net zero?

As COP26 host, the UK has an enviable track record on decarbonisation and world-leading carbon, wind, and EV goals – so why then are other policy interventions continuing to push in the opposite direction?

clock 11 March 2021 • 10 min read
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