Since the earliest days of environmental policy there has been an ongoing and robust debate over the roles of pollution pricing on the one hand, and direct regulatory and governmental programs on the other hand, as tools to reduce pollution levels equitably and...
New analysis by Sandbag shows that the UK Government’s current approach to Brexit makes the possibility of the UK staying in the EU carbon market unlikely in the long term. If the UK leaves, the size of the persistent EU ETS surplus would be only slightly reduced...
The United Kingdom has made good progress in bringing down carbon emissions cost-effectively, cutting UK air pollution and opening up new growth in clean industries. The current government’s legal endorsement of the Fifth Carbon Budget is a welcome milestone on the...
This briefing presents an amendment to the 2015-16 UK Energy Bill drafted in partnership with Client Earth, and supported by WWF, RSPB and Greenpeace. It seeks to make the UK government directly accountable for emissions in the sectors covered by the EU Emissions...