carbon pricing

Energy

Only new fiscal rules will avoid a Budget carbon COP out

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies

clock 09 March 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Towards Zero Carbon: Expert commission begins work to design UK carbon pricing system

Members of the commission, which was assembled by the Zero Carbon Campaign, have been drawn from political, scientific, academic and climate policy backgrounds

clock 28 February 2020 • 3 min read

Policy

Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways

With trade deal talks kicking-off on Monday BusinessGreen pulls together the UK's stance on a range of crucial climate and energy issues

clock 28 February 2020 • 12 min read

Infrastructure

'We will be prepared to part company': Could BP's exit from three major oil and gas trade bodies set a new industry standard?

Decision to quit three US trade bodies stems from differences over carbon pricing policies and methane regulation, as oil giant looks to build on net zero plans

clock 27 February 2020 • 7 min read

Offsets

BP Ventures invests in carbon offset outfit

New investment aims to harness the potential for forest-based offsets to support expanding carbon markets

clock 25 October 2019 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Next Gen Carbon Markets

Ben Caldecott of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme argues Brexit provides an opportunity to build 'the world's first ever net zero aligned emissions trading scheme'

clock 17 October 2019 • 7 min read

Investment

The next step for carbon pricing

On its own, a UK ETS won't be enough to successfully decarbonise UK industry, warns Make UK's Frank Aaskov

clock 10 July 2019 • 3 min read

Science

Sir David Attenborough: We 'cannot be radical enough' in tackling climate crisis

Veteran broadcaster warns 'really major problems' are imminent if world does not address climate change threat

clock 09 July 2019 • 6 min read

Policy

Carbon pricing and the journey towards an 'energy constrained world'

An international system to curb energy use may be the only way to lift people out of poverty while preserving the planet - but is the world really ready for such a radical shift in thinking?

clock 08 July 2019 • 11 min read

Risk

How Pernod Ricard's internal CO2 price is driving its new sustainability strategy

The multinational drinks giant introduced internal carbon pricing across its business in 2017, and the move is now helping to drive its push towards new 2030 green goals

clock 09 April 2019 • 8 min read