Monthly Archives: March 2010

Buried in today’s Budget was the Energy Markets Assessment. What is significant about the EMA is that it marks a further implicit shift in UK climate policy away from carbon trading. The Government has consistently said that the carbon market lies at … Continue reading →

The French Government’s  plans for introducing a carbon tax have been dropped, in the wake of regional electoral defeats for Sarkozy and claims that it would harm competitiveness. If carbon trading is hard, carbon taxes appear to be no easier, politically.

We live in austere times in which talk of cuts is common. But there’s a difference between making cuts and cutting off your nose. EU finance ministers appear to be arguing for the latter by opposing the Commission’s long-standing plan … Continue reading →

Posted by Matthew Lockwood Ryan from Australia has pulled us up on the last post, saying it is mistitled: “You have listed a number of interesting and promising developments, but in the end you have said very little about innovation … Continue reading →

Posted by Matthew Lockwood A key issue at the heart of our last two controversial posts was the potential for innovation in low carbon technologies to delink energy growth (and therefore economc growth) from carbon emissions.  One comment accused us of having a … Continue reading →