The government is consulting on how it delivers its net zero target under the changed circumstances of the current global crisis. This consultation will be more important than previously envisaged since acceptance of the High Court ruling that the net zero strategy is unlawful means the strategy will have to be rewritten!
We urgently need our supporters to respond to the government consultation stressing the value of a Climate Income policy. The deadline is 27th October. Please read our document, Consultation response sample answers (PDF). You can respond online here.
CCL UK, like the IMF, believes that climate change is a crisis which is happening now and will only get worse if individual nations, and ultimately, the world decides that moving towards net zero should be delayed. The newly published WWF Living Planet Report gives a shocking reminder of what is at stake…
Across the world, and in the UK, nature is on its knees and our leaders are risking catastrophic consequences for people, planet and our economy by failing to act. we are hurtling towards a hotter planet where nature – and with it, our food, our homes and livelihoods – will be unable to survive without urgent action now to save our climate.
CCL UK has set out its solution to achieving amelioration of the cost of living crisis and net zero in our recent report.. We are asking members to respond to the net zero consultation because we know that consultations are a powerful means of getting our message to the government, as evidenced by the 2020 Future of UK Carbon Pricing Consultation pp.38-9….
31 consultation responses from non-participants suggested the adoption of a Carbon Fee and Dividend approach as an alternative policy.
The Carbon Fee and Dividend approach involves introducing an escalating fee on fossil fuels, which is imposed as close to the extraction point of the fuel as possible. 100% of the funds raised after deduction of administration costs are redistributed to the population. Business competitiveness issues are mitigated by imposing import fees on products entering the country and rebates to exporting businesses. Advocates of the approach highlight that a well-designed scheme would have social and environmental benefits, equitably distributing the revenues and stimulating investment in low carbon technologies.
Advocates of the approach highlight that a well-designed scheme would have social and environmental benefits, equitably distributing the revenues and stimulating investment in low carbon technologies……..emissions to be reduced in a cost effective and technology-neutral way, while mobilising the private sector to invest in emissions reduction technologies and measures…….Placing a price on carbon creates tLibraryhe incentive for emissions to be reduced in a cost effective and technology-neutral way, while mobilising the private sector to invest in emissions reduction technologies and measures. While we recognise the merits of a Carbon Fee and Dividend policy, we do not propose to adopt it at this time.
Let’s show the government there is a strategy which won’t break the bank, hinder growth or cost the earth!
Read the government’s call for evidence
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