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The introduction of a carbon tax at the end of the Brexit transition period has been backed by an influential right wing thinktank. Policy Exchange said the “limited time” before the end of the transition period in December means it will be “difficult” for the UK to establish its own emissions trading system to replace participation in the EU scheme.
Citizens Advice has urged the government to avoid a “boom and bust” approach to energy efficiency ahead of next week’s launch of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the government will press ahead with the publication of its long- delayed National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) this autumn even though the Budget has been delayed.
It is “impossible to see” how new nuclear power stations will be developed in the UK until a framework for financing them is in place, National Infrastructure Sir John Armitt has warned.
All gas suppliers will have to pay a new government levy, which is designed to fund biomethane injection into the grid, irrespective of how small they are or whether they already offer a green fuel. The government released a consultation paper on its proposed Green Gas Levy on the same day the Energy Networks Association published new research into building a hydrogen-ready network. It called for the government to set a target date for the connection of the first hydrogen production plant to the gas grid to help get projects off the ground.
Keir Starmer underlined that tackling climate change will be at the heart of a future Labour government’s economic policy but was silent on utilities renationalisation in his first party conference speech as leader.
All spending under a Labour government would be tested against the net-zero emissions goal, the party’s shadow chancellor of the exchequer has pledged. Anneliese Dodds also said that businesses would have to meet net-zero obligations in order to secure funds from Labour’s proposed package of coronavirus crisis measures.
