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Danial Sturge & George Day discuss net zero and UK carbon policy
If Government is serious about Net Zero, it must implement a UK Emissions Trading System in 2021

There has been plenty of technical debate over the years about the best way to put a price on carbon emissions. Some favour a carbon tax while others favour emissions trading systems. There are arguments on both sides. However if Government is serious about Net Zero, it must implement a UK Emissions Trading System in 2021.
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HM Treasury Carbon Emissions Tax Consultation: response

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU Emissions Trading System and the implementation of a UK
Emissions Trading System (ETS) provides the UK with a historic opportunity to improve the
economy-wide coherence of incentives to reduce emissions and achieve Net Zero by 2050.
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Rethinking ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use’ Incentives – by Danial Sturge

Energy Systems Catapult policy advisor, Dr Danial Sturge, explores the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector and policies to incentivise lower emissions, following the publication of a new report as part of Energy Systems Catapult’s Rethinking Decarbonisation Incentives project.
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Price paid to cut carbon emissions varies by up to £700/tCO2 in UK

A new project called “Rethinking Decarbonisation Incentives” is taking a fresh look at how the UK could improve incentives to cut emissions efficiently across the economy at best value for consumers, business and taxpayers.
Cost of Energy – Independent Review: call for evidence

Energy Systems Catapult welcomes the publication of Professor Dieter Helm’s report on Cost of energy: independent review and the chance to contribute to the debate via this call for evidence.