Net-zero and Carbon Budgets

UK Government Missing Out Nearly £2bn A Year By Not Taxing Pollution

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Cash-strapped Britain could benefit from an additional £1.8 billion a year if it were to tax shipping emissions, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows, says an article published on Transport environment.

Shipping emissions

Pricing the UK’s shipping emissions is a win for the climate and a win for the exchequer, says T&E.

UK shipping activity was responsible for 22 million tonnes of CO2 in 2021 – equivalent to a third of all the UK’s cars. If the UK...

https://mfame.guru/uk-government-missing-out-nearly-2bn-a-year-by-not-taxing-pollution/

Climate Change The Shift from Moral Obligation to Legislation

All (Climate) Change Please – the shift from the moral obligation to legislation, says an article on The Business Desk.

Regulation for climate change

The UK is leading an international response to climate change and the COP26 presidency will hopefully demonstrate what effective regulatory cooperation should look like. Through the international regulatory cooperation strategy, the UK government is going to look at what systematic changes can be made for a more global approach to regulation for...

https://mfame.guru/climate-change-the-shift-from-moral-obligation-to-legislation/

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