UK ETS

We must double down on carbon pricing to keep net zero alive

Taxation

We must double down on carbon pricing to keep net zero alive

Higher carbon prices are good news for green investment as well as the climate, writes Climate Focus' Darragh Conway

clock 09 June 2022 • 4 min read
Government extends carbon pricing relief for energy-intensive firms

Policy

Government extends carbon pricing relief for energy-intensive firms

BEIS confirms it will continue to help emissions-intensive companies cope with electricity bills amid gas price crisis, arguing that 'carbon leakage' still poses a risk to UK economy

clock 29 April 2022 • 4 min read

Carbon Trading

IETA: Industry expects carbon prices to rise on back of pandemic recovery

Annual survey of International Emissions Trading Association highlights growing optimism for carbon markets worldwide in 2020s

clock 14 June 2021 • 5 min read

Carbon Trading

UK carbon price tops £50 as domestic Emissions Trading Scheme debuts

Trading of carbon allowances on UK's post-Brexit carbon market begin today with prices initially above those on the EU's ETS

clock 19 May 2021 • 7 min read

CCS

Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy: The six key takeaways from the government's latest green policy blitz

The government has set out a raft of new ambitions in its 117-page Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, but how will the new proposals impact the green economy?

clock 18 March 2021 • 12 min read

Carbon Trading

UK carbon emissions trading scheme to launch in May

Government confirms auction calendar for the UK's post-Brexit carbon trading market following its exit from the EU's ETS

clock 01 March 2021 • 4 min read

Carbon Trading

From taxes to targets: How can the UK curb its offshore carbon emissions?

Major report makes the case for new carbon tax on imported goods and goods, as the Environment Secretary reveals the UK's climate targets could eventually cover carbon embodied in imported goods

clock 15 January 2021 • 5 min read

Policy

Energy White Paper: The green economy reacts

'Business stands ready to deliver the investment and innovation needed to turn ambition into reality, and the proposals outlined in the Energy White Paper will give firms further confidence to deliver new infrastructure'

clock 14 December 2020 • 17 min read

Energy

Energy White Paper: Government unveils plan for 'decisive and permanent' shift away from fossil fuels

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

clock 14 December 2020 • 7 min read