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Policy

Ovo boss commits £1m to carbon price campaign

ZeroC campaign calls on Prime Minister to introduce a 'carbon charge' to help UK achieve net zero emissions

clock 09 July 2019 • 3 min read

Legislation

Five things you might have missed from yesterday's Budget

You'd have been forgiven for missing the green detail of yesterday's Budget speech - but buried in the Red Book was some measures sustainability executives should be abreast of

clock 30 October 2018 • 10 min read

Legislation

Budget 2018: Hammond confirms plastic tax to 'transform economics of sustainable packaging'

But 'latte levy' proposals are rejected and Budget speech ignores clean energy and climate action

clock 29 October 2018 • 8 min read

Taxation

The Chancellor must act if the UK is to avoid a coal revival

Any watering down of the Carbon Price Support mechanism would deal a grave blow to UK decarbonisation efforts, warns Sandbag's Phil McDonald

clock 19 October 2018 • 3 min read

Carbon Trading

EU carbon price clears €20 for first time since 2008

EU ETS carbon price breaks €20 per tonne mark, as demand increases ahead of looming market reforms

clock 23 August 2018 • 1 min read

Carbon Trading

Britain to stay in EU Emissions Trading Scheme until at least 2020

Energy minister Claire Perry confirms UK will remain in the EU's carbon market until the end of the decade despite 2019 Brexit date

clock 23 March 2018 • 2 min read

Taxation

'Falling well short': Energy taxes failing to deliver for climate, says OECD

Major new analysis from OECD finds energy taxes around the world are far too low to deliver environmental benefits or deep emissions cuts

clock 14 February 2018 • 6 min read

Policy

Budget 2017: Green announcements at a glance

BusinessGreen brings you the definitive green economy guide to the Autumn Budget

clock 22 November 2017 • 7 min read

Taxation

Ahead of the Budget, here's Philip Hammond's low carbon to-do list

Policy Exchange's Josh Burke sets out some green key asks for 'Spreadsheet Phil'

clock 10 November 2017 • 6 min read

Politics

Budget 2017: Green developments at a glance

BusinessGreen brings you the definitive green economy guide to the final Spring Budget

clock 08 March 2017 • 6 min read