World Bank approves $700m loan to boost Ecuador’s climate resilience
It will allow the government to continue its policies to address structural challenges to…
Tag: green tax
Energy firms ‘urge government to ditch green taxes this winter’
Energy bills could further increase by an estimated £150 as a result of the taxes
Green taxes raised £44.6bn in 2014
The amount raised in green taxes has more than doubled in two decades in the UK. A new report…
Vince Cable: Green taxes hampering British business
Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned green taxes on energy, which hits energy-intensive…
EU probes French tax caps for large energy users
The European Union antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether the green tax…
Boost green taxes for economic growth, says EU
Moving taxes away from labour and towards pollution could bring in revenues of around €35…
SSE confirms £50 energy price cut for customers
SSE has confirmed an average price cut of 3.5% for gas and electricity, finally passing on the…
France plans new green tax says minister
France is planning to bring in a new sort of green tax its environment minister Philippe Martin…
US ‘best at pushing firms to be green with taxes’
The United States is the best when it comes to pushing corporate firms to be more sustainable …
Treasury holding back low carbon policy?
A group of charities has expressed concern that the government's low carbon policies are…
