The minister with responsibility for the nuclear industry has quit the government over last night’s (25 March) vote on giving the House of Commons more control over the EU withdrawal process.
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Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has been pressed to elaborate further on the government’s plans for carbon pricing once the UK has left the European Union.
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The government has announced it is no longer auctioning or issuing any new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances until further notice.
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Heavily emitting factories and power plants will have to pay £16 for each tonne of carbon dioxide pumped out above their existing allowances if the UK cannot agree a Brexit deal.
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Moves due to be outlined later today (29 October) to replace the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) with a carbon tax would be "devastating" for energy-intensive industries across the UK, a ministers have been warned.
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The bosses of SSE, Drax and Orsted have urged the Treasury to retain a “strong” and “stable” carbon price in the upcoming budget.
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The government has promised to provide more details of how a carbon price will be applied in the Budget, which will be announced on 29 October.
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The Treasury backs the UK remaining closely locked into the EU’s emission trading system (ETS) following Brexit, a minister has revealed.
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A resurgence in coal generation driven by rising gas prices could lead to the first year-on-year increase in power sector emissions in more than half a decade, a new report has warned.
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