Rachel Reeves urged to shelve fuel duty plans and overhaul taxes amid expected switch to electric vehiclesA pay-per-mile road pricing system must be brought in now, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank, which is urging the...
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Read MoreRachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’, says Campaign for Better TransportCampaigners have called on the chancellor to introduce a controversial pay-per-mile road charging scheme on...
Read MoreLow-carbon electricity investment driven by solar projects but oil and gas spending still too high to meet climate goalsGlobal investment in low-carbon electricity will rise to 10 times as much as fossil fuel power this year due...
Read MoreCommission moves to delay 10% sales charge after intense lobbying by EU and UK carmakersThe European Commission looks set to propose a three-year delay to a 10% tariff on sales of electric vehicles between the EU and the UK, in...
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Read MoreChancellor cuts national insurance but OBR says UK facing biggest fall in living standards since records beganAutumn statement – key points at a glanceKeir Starmer has said that a pause in hostilities between Israel and...
Read MoreCoal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says reportCoal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must...
Read MoreBrexit trade deal gave UK and EU carmakers until 1 January 2024 to source batteries from within Europe or face 10% tariffsThe UK car industry has said incoming tariffs between the UK and the EU could raise the price of imported...
Read MoreIEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plansThe prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have...
Read MoreCarmaker says it will ‘press ahead’ with plans to achieve 100% EV in Europe and all new models will be entirely electricNissan has vowed to “press ahead” with a plan to only sell electric vehicles in...
Read MoreFirms call for support as government presses ahead with plan to impose minimum sales quotas in 2024Carmakers in the UK will still be mandated to sell electric vehicles from 1 January or face fines, despite Rishi Sunak’s...
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