News, indicators and facts of the work of the Green Fiscal Policy Network and our partners in the United Kingdom.
18 February 2018 – Ministers have been warned that the UK risks forfeiting leadership of a promising new form of offshore wind power because of a withdrawal of subsidies which threatens
29 January 2018 – Gas power plant operators will scoop millions of pounds in state subsidies in coming days to go on standby next winter, but the owner of the UK’s
12 October 2017 – Promising billions of pounds worth of investment in offshore wind power, electric vehicles and technology innovation funds, the UK government set a bullish tone for low-carbon industries. In
18 August 2017 – The Green Investment Bank (GIB), created by the UK in 2012 to bridge the gap between the current level of investment and the amount of investment needed
8 August 2017 – Council leaders of Bristol (UK) are set to approve the next step towards charging vehicles coming into the city. Four options for Clean Air Zones (CAZ)
13 July 2017 – In the UK, a graduate transport planner has won a £250,000 prize for a plan to improve Britain’s ailing roads with a proposal to scrap fuel
20 June 2017 – A new landfill disposal tax will replace the UK landfill tax in Wales from April 2018. The tax will allocate funds to support biodiversity, waste minimisation
23 June 2017 – The first transit strategy from London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s administration contains a passage that considers replacing the existing central London congestion charge with a pay-per-mile charge
19 April 2017 – A joint investigation by Greenpeace Energydesk and Private Eye found that £6.9 billion in financial support has been provided to fossil fuel companies by the government
13 April 2017 – Ivetta Gerasimchuk and Peter Wooders (Energy experts at the International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Shelagh Whitley (Lead of the climate and energy programme at the Overseas Development Institute) argue
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