Out-of-sight and out-of-mind could be the motto of waste policy over the last few decades. We have dumped sewerage in our rivers and offshore, rubbish has gone to landfill sites, plastics into the sea and nuclear waste to storage sites. The results are..
No one should be surprised that there are howls of protest and massive lobbying from some of the Big 6 when faced with the prospect of new price caps from the government, to be included as a manifesto commitment. The Standard Variable Tariffs (SVTs)...
Like the Green Deal, the smart meter programme started out as a good idea, but has been badly implemented. Both were announced with lots of fanfare, with hard targets and overhyped claims about the benefits. The Green Deal was going to create to 250,000..
Like the Green Deal, the smart meter programme started out as a good idea, but has been badly implemented. Both were announced with lots of fanfare, with hard targets and overhyped claims about the benefits. The Green Deal was going to create to 250,000..
Regulation grows. It is never reaches a stable equilibrium. There are always more things that politicians, regulators and the multiple vested interests want to do. These include new duties and responsibilities, new incentives, and most of all new spend...
Following from the almost complete victory of the energy companies over the CMA (apart from Martin Cave’s dissenting position), and the subsequent political delays in translating the PM’s comments at the Conservative Party conference about the problems...
As investors look to Sunak for clarity on new UK infrastructure bank, the signs are hopeful, provided it is set up… https://t.co/SjUPkadUuq
PublicationEnvironmentBespoke carbon taxes on food February 15, 2021
Are carbon taxes on beef and dairy the answer to emissions from the UK agricultural sector? The issue needs to be addressed
PublicationEnvironmentNet Carbon Gain February 5, 2021
Net Carbon Gain - a new principle, adding to the concepts of Net Biodiversity Gain and Net Environmental Gain
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