Climate Change Levy

Climate Change Agreements: Tax incentive scheme has helped saved 6.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year

Taxation

Climate Change Agreements: Tax incentive scheme has helped saved 6.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year

A new report has assessed the emissions reductions achieved by participants in the government’s primary climate tax incentive scheme

clock 08 December 2021 • 2 min read

Policy

Government confirms Climate Change Agreement extension

Response to consultation confirms tax breaks designed to drive energy-saving investments will continue, as government flags plans for longer-term reforms to popular scheme will be revealed 'shortly'

clock 03 August 2020 • 3 min read

Taxation

Budget 2020: All the green plans at a glance

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know guide to the raft of key green tax and spending pledges in Rishi Sunak's first Budget as Chancellor

clock 12 March 2020 • 12 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

Reports: Chancellor considering Climate Change Levy hike

With fuel duty increase ruled out, the Treasury is considering increasing Climate Change Levy on gas use in bid to raise revenue and curb emissions

clock 17 October 2018 • 3 min read
Most read
01

UK coal mine approval: Is this the worst ever climate policy decision?

08 December 2022 • 9 min read
02

UK's 'first' carbon capture power plant secures planning approval

08 December 2022 • 2 min read
03

Vanguard quits Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

08 December 2022 • 3 min read
04

'Both climate vandalism and economic incompetence': The green economy reacts to Cumbria coal mine approval

08 December 2022 • 12 min read
05

'Totally unacceptable': Anger as government approves first UK coal mine in 30 years

07 December 2022 • 6 min read