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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
'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...
'Ambitious, achievable and beneficial': EU Commission pushes for more stretching 2030 climate target
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touts 55 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2030 and expanded the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in inaugural State of the Union address
EU carbon prices surge to 14-year high
CO2 price in EU emissions trading scheme breaches €30 per tonne-mark amid political push for 'green recovery'
Global Briefing: EU carbon price projected to average €32 in 2020s
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge
EU carbon market emissions fell 8.7 per cent in 2019, data indicates
Greenhouse gas emissions traded under Europe's ETS dropped 8.7 per cent overall last year, although many airlines saw their CO2 rise
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
Negative emissions under a net zero target: The controversies and pitfalls
Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute navigates the costs, opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of different carbon capture and negative emissions technologies
Your guide to Europe's plan for hitting net zero
Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? BusinessGreen has you covered
Shipping firm MSC joins list of top 10 EU polluters
Mediterranean Shipping Company's fleet was responsible for 11 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018, making it the eighth biggest emitter in the bloc
'Prolonged uncertainty': Drax, Orsted and SSE call for post-Brexit carbon price clarity
Move echoes calls from green groups for 'robust carbon pricing' measures, as pressure grows for next government to bring forward UK coal power phase out date to 2022
CCC: 'Carbon pricing alone will not provide sufficient decarbonisation'
Climate change advisors tell government that a suite of net zero policies is needed after UK exits the EU's emissions trading system
Government doubles no deal funding as green concerns escalate
Treasury announces an extra £2.1bn in Brexit funding is set to be releases, sparking accusations that spending pledges do not add up
Coal collapse: Are coal power's days in Europe numbered?
Coal power generation in the EU has plummeted 19 per cent since the start of the year, according to analysis by Sandbag, but will the trend continue?
European Commission: Climate promises help clinch victory for Ursula von der Leyen
Former German Defence Minister becomes first female European Commission President. securing narrow parliamentary approval after promising increased climate action
EU carbon price hits 11-year high as Europe eyes bolder climate policies
Price tops €28 per tonne on Wednesday as traders anticipate market reforms
Industry hopes high for China's carbon market
Latest survey from IETA shows doubling in proportion of respondents who believe China will have carbon trading system for its power sector up and running by 2021
RyanAir becomes first airline to publish monthly carbon emissions
But the Irish airline is also the tenth highest emitter in the EU's Emission Trading System
Global briefing: George Clooney trolls climate sceptics
From green Cathedrals to A-list climate spoofs, BusinessGreen brings you this week's green business headlines from around the world
British Steel seeking £100m government loan to pay EU carbon emissions bill
Firm hit by EU's decision to suspend UK companies from accessing CO2 credits under emissions trading system until Brexit deal is ratified
Ryanair becomes first airline to enter top 10 ranking of EU carbon polluters
As coal use drops off, aviation is coming to the fore as bloc's biggest emitter
Good news: Europe on track to halve emissions by 2030
Influential new report from Sandbag claims policies already in place to deliver 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, paving the way for increased ambition
Energy chaos? Government urges business to prepare for no-deal
New guidance warns firms should prepare for major changes to emissions trading, electricity trading, and nuclear safeguards if UK crashes out of EU next month
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
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