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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay admits plans to cut air departure tax by 50 per cent 'no longer compatible' with climate targets

Building a green economy will cost money, so where do we start? asks the New Economics Foundation's David Powell

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy asks whether Treasury taxes on single use packaging products can really fix the problem and help to resolve the ocean plastic crisis

Government consults on possible changes to vehicle excise duty aimed at incentivising van drivers to switch to lower emission vehicles

But concerns raised that owners of hybrid passenger cars will be forced to pay more when changes to eco-friendly car discounts kick in

There's still no consensus on the cost of carbon, and it's blocking progress on emissions around the world, writes Andrew Warren

BusinessGreen runs through the key proposals, findings and talking points arising from Defra's plan to tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution from road transport

New Policy Exchange report suggests network of toll roads in the UK could stem looming £170bn funding gap from lost fuel tax revenue as drivers switch to EVs

IKEA, Sainsbury's and Kingfisher among firms urging Chancellor to intervene to stop impending rise in business rates tax for solar arrays