carbon border tax

Report: Renewables could slash India's industrial emissions ahead of EU carbon tariff introduction

Carbon Accounting

Report: Renewables could slash India's industrial emissions ahead of EU carbon tariff introduction

Study by Ember explores how India could cut industrial emissions by 17 per cent, reducing exporters' exposure to EU's imminent carbon border levy

clock 26 June 2024 • 3 min read
UK confirms it will get a carbon border levy by 2027, but key questions remain

Policy

UK confirms it will get a carbon border levy by 2027, but key questions remain

The government has confirmed plans for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism alongside a flurry of changes to the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme, but concerns remain over the timetable and alignment with the EU

clock 18 December 2023 • 11 min read
Why UK manufacturers are backing a carbon border tax

Taxation

Why UK manufacturers are backing a carbon border tax

E3G research suggests majority of both UK manufacturers and the wider public would support the introduction of a carbon boarder adjustment mechanism

clock 10 November 2023 • 7 min read

Taxation

G20 finance ministers back carbon pricing as key tool to tackle climate crisis, but climate funding moves prove elusive

At G20 meeting in Venice, finance ministers conclude that climate pricing is among raft of tools that can be deployed to tackle climate change

clock 12 July 2021 • 6 min read

Taxation

'Opportunity to reset': How MPs are urging the Treasury to use tax policy to drive green recovery

Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne talks to BusinessGreen about the need for 'a tax system fit for net zero Britain' and the right time to judge whether the government has delivered on its green recovery promises

clock 17 February 2021 • 10 min read

Taxation

If the UK is to achieve net nero, a carbon tax is not the silver bullet

Carbon taxes can work well in some parts of the economy, but are not always the right mechanism, writes Energy Systems Catapult chief executive Philip New

clock 10 February 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

An EU Carbon Border Tax - what might it mean for world trade?

With companies set to become increasingly responsible for the carbon footprints of their value chains, they must be proactive in measuring and mitigating their CO2, write Boston Consulting Group's Bas Sudmeijer and Tim Figures

clock 06 October 2020 • 6 min read

Politics

EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain

clock 23 July 2020 • 8 min read

Carbon Trading

Can a national carbon price be made fair and effective?

Conventional fiscal thinking needs to be turned on its head to implement a fairer, more effective approach to net zero, according to the authors of a new report

clock 10 March 2020 • 6 min read

Politics

EU carbon tax plan is an early test for post-Brexit trade talks

The UK must navigate the EU's proposed carbon border tax whilst seeking new trade deals around the world, writes Ed Birkett

clock 17 December 2019 • 3 min read