Around 57% of the public would also support a policy to increase taxes on polluting businesses, according to a new report

It said: ‘With many Canadian businesses shuttered and millions of people losing income, the last thing Canadians need right now is higher taxes’

The majority of Europeans support a ban on short-distance flights to fight climate change, according to a survey from the European Investment Bank

That’s according to Michael Azlen, Founder and CEO of Carbon Cap, who told ELN the climate crisis is now at a point where ‘every policy lever needs to be pulled’

The Committee on Climate Change says must used as part of a wider suite of policy instruments.

Both nations are worried a ‘no deal’ Brexit could devolve powers to England

Policy Exchange suggests the Budget announcement is an ideal opportunity to announce such a move

The majority of voters said charging consumers and businesses for their environmental impact would be detrimental to the economy

The Singapore Government has confirmed plans to implement a carbon tax from 2019. The tax rate will start at $5 (£2.7) per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions until 2023, following which it will increase to between $10 (£5.4) and $15 (£8) per tonne of emissions by 2030. Announcing the plans as part of the Budget, […]

Singapore plans to impose a carbon tax in the next two years in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That means power producers and large carbon emitters will have to pay a tax for each tonne of carbon they release. The government states the carbon price “will generally be applied upstream, for example, on power stations […]