Treasury

CBI and EEF insist they are committed to building a low carbon economy, but warn action must be taken to tackle high industrial energy costs

New paper aims to calculate a value for discount rates to ensure economic models assessing climate impacts reflect ongoing ethical debates about climate action

The Chancellor is right to want cost-effective action to tackle climate change, but that means delivering the policies that accelerate decarbonisation

Chancellor warns man-made climate change is happening and action is needed to prevent it

British Retail Consortium proposes overhaul of tax system to drive investment in energy efficient property

Protections for parts of Somerset, Kent and Devon worth millions of pounds were planned but not delivered

New report accuses government of hypocrisy over failure to recycle revenues from emissions trading and carbon price floor

George Osborne warned cutting departmental spending and offering tax cuts to shale gas operators could undermine the green economy

BusinessGreen offers instant reaction and analysis to the environmental and energy news from Chancellor George Osborne's latest Autumn Statement

New strategy outlines projects to boost electric cars, energy efficiency lighting, new nuclear, and the Green Investment Bank