Emissions Trading Scheme

Long-awaited Energy White Paper set to be unleashed alongside plan to establish domestic UK emissions trading scheme from 2021

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

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a hike in carbon prices to help raise revenues and accelerate the net zero transition, but as Dr. Danial Sturge and George Day argue, carbon pricing is complex and won't deliver net zero emissions on its own

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...

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

CO2 price in EU emissions trading scheme breaches €30 per tonne-mark amid political push for 'green recovery'

A new OECD report weights up the pros and cons of a host of carbon pricing options, from cap and trade systems to flat fuel taxes