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Carbon tax

Energy

ExxonMobil lobbyists admit oil major 'aggressively' fought climate science in Greenpeace sting

Undercover investigation from Greenpeace dupes oil and gas executives into detailing firm’s efforts to sabotage tougher US climate legislation

clock 01 July 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

Swiss citizens reject carbon tax in world's first 'CO2 referendum'

51.6 per cent of voters strike down federal government’s plans to hike taxes on petrol diesel, heating oil and natural gas

clock 15 June 2021 • 3 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

Policy

Reports: Johnson considers carbon border tariff push ahead of G7 Summit

Number 10 reportedly considering making plans for carbon border tariffs a priority for G7 Summit, as sources downplay chances of new meat and dairy tax

clock 05 February 2021 • 3 min read

Taxation

Government mulls carbon tax push, as criticism mounts over 'contemptuous' coal mine decision

Reports suggest Number 10 is considering a radical overhaul of the UK's carbon taxes in a bid to spark global climate action ahead of COP26 Summit

clock 04 February 2021 • 7 min read

Carbon Trading

Political flip-flopping is not unique to carbon pricing: the UK needs stronger environmental protections across the board

clock 04 November 2020 • 5 min read

Carbon Trading

Successful UK carbon pricing reform needs new carbon taxes and a new net zero-aligned carbon market

Dr Ben Caldecott argues the row currently raging between Treasury and BEIS over whether to introduce a new carbon tax or UK emissions trading scheme presents a false choice

clock 13 October 2020 • 7 min read

BusinessGreen

If government is serious about net zero, it must implement a UK Emissions Trading System in 2021

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a hike in carbon prices to help raise revenues and accelerate the net zero transition, but as Dr. Danial Sturge and George Day argue, carbon pricing is complex and won't deliver net zero emissions on its own

clock 11 October 2020 • 4 min read

Politics

'Very concerning': Crunch time for 'green Brexit' as trade deal deadline looms

Reports may have suggested that the UK and EU have reached agreement on incorporating the Paris Agreement into any trade deal, but with just 12 weeks to go until the Brexit transition period ends huge uncertainties and risks remain for the green economy...

clock 09 October 2020 • 11 min read
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