Carbon tax could cost councils billions, LGA warns

Carbon tax could cost councils billions, LGA warns

A scheme aimed at reducing carbon emissions from the burning of waste could place ‘billions of pounds’ of unavoidable costs on local authorities, LGA warns.

Carbon tax could lead to waste cuts, warn councils

Councils are calling for reform of a planned tax on burning plastic, which they warn could place billions of pounds of unavoidable costs onto councils over the next decade. The Emissions Trading Scheme is a system which puts a market price on carbon emissions. It currently applies to the aviation industry, and the last government proposed to expand it to the incineration of waste from 2028, which councils support. However, they have no powers to…

Carbon tax could cost councils £6.5bn

The Emissions Trading Scheme could end up costing councils up to £6.5bn by 2036, the Local Government Association has warned. Councils are urging the government to look again at plans to extend the scheme ahead of the spending review with the potential cost to councils…The post Carbon tax could cost councils £6.5bn appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).