Treasury

New government-backed bank tasked with tackling climate change and levelling up regional inequalities has formally opened at its Leeds HQ

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak's name is nowhere to be seen in the government's weak response to the Dasgupta Review, writes Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

But campaigners warn government response is nowhere near ambitious enough to deliver step changes needed to prevent destruction of nature that sustains human life and the economy

Treasury announces formation of independent body to advise on delivery of government's planned 'green taxonomy'

Call comes as G7 finance minsters reportedly prepare to announce commitments to beef-up climate risk disclosures

Public Accounts Committee report warns Treasury and HMRC have limited understanding of how the tax system supports or hinders the UK’s environmental goals

Green Alliance's Libby Peake reflects on new survey results that reveal significant public support for a major overhaul of the UK's green taxes

Major new poll reveals around 60 per cent of people support the principle of green taxes and want to see the government step up investment in support of climate action

New Treasury Committee report on net zero transition and future of green finance calls on government to consider climate labelling for financial products and ramp up efforts to tackle greenwash