Budget 2021

Chancellor touts potential of offshore wind, carbon capture, freeports, and green finance, but freezes fuel duty and leaves questions over energy efficiency and electric vehicle infrastructure unanswered

Or why today's Budget matters so much

Government trails plans to channel hundreds of millions of pounds into shifting the UK's oil and gas sector towards a cleaner future

Chancellor Rishi Sunak set to unveil slew of green investment measures as pressure mounts on government for ambitious net zero recovery drive

The Budget is a prime opportunity to bring some much-needed certainty and direction that can underpin the journey to net zero, writes ECIU's Dr Jonathan Marshall