Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Washington halts licences for US companies to export to Huawei
    • EU plans to relax curbs on tax credits in response to ‘toxic’ US subsidies
    • Jair Bolsonaro seeks six-month US tourist visa to extend Florida stay
    • Federal Reserve set to signal plans to keep raising rates even as inflation eases
    • German economy shrinks as soaring energy costs pinch demand
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • IMF forecasts UK recession despite other leading economies growing
    • UK government scraps in-house consultancy as departments prefer Big Four
    • Teachers’ strike exposes deficiencies in Britain’s education system
    • UK braced for biggest day of strikes this winter
    • UK review of EU laws expanded after 1,000 pieces of legislation added
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Goldman Sachs transferred privately held Russian assets to former employees
    • Johnson & Johnson blocked from using bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits
    • Abu Dhabi’s IHC to invest $400mn in Adani share sale
    • Blackstone steps up tenant evictions in US with eye on boosting returns
    • Shell launches shake-up under new chief Wael Sawan
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • Central banks set to lift interest rates to 15-year highs as investor jitters grow
    • Live news updates from January 30: Unilever appoints new CEO,
    • What China’s reopening means for markets
    • Twitter makes first $300mn interest payment after Musk buyout
    • BP cuts long-term forecast for oil and gas demand
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • The world is not ready for the long grind to come
    • The real cost of shadow work
    • How the war in Ukraine met the culture wars
    • It would pay for us all to be more honest about family advantage
    • Three ways to read the ‘deglobalisation’ debate
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • Shoshana Zuboff: ‘Privacy has been extinguished. It is now a zombie’
    • A new generation refuses to keep quiet on age discrimination at work
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Why I’m only buying five new things in 2023
    • Deep snow and dumplings: heli-skiing in Georgia
    • How London’s property market became an inheritocracy
    • Top tech for the perfect bedroom ambience
    • Putin vs the West TV review — world leaders face up to failures to stop Russian aggression
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Carbon tax

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    Lex
    Carbon border tax: EU levy justifiably penalises carbon-intense imports Premium content

    CBAM should stop ‘carbon leakage’, where output moves elsewhere and employment in Europe takes a hit

  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    John Browne
    When it comes to climate, we need to start thinking about Plan C

    Geoengineering is risky and undesirable but thinking of pragmatic insurance policies is important

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU seeks to sell carbon permits to pay for tax administrators Premium content

    Proposal likely to run into resistance in some capitals

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Climate change
    Global CEOs urge G7 leaders to step up climate action

    Companies including Shell and Bank of America call for ‘clarity and stability’

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    European Union
    EU green agenda suffers blow after MEPs reject part of climate bill

    Disagreements on carbon tax call into question Brussels’ environmental ambitions

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Moral Money
    Has Australia's carbon pricing moment finally arrived? Premium content

    Plus, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations gets a ‘green’ leader with a controversial back-story

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Shipping
    Shipping heavyweight Japan tables carbon tax proposal for the industry

    Plan would raise more than $50bn a year on sector’s almost 1bn tonnes of emissions

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU fight over carbon allowances sharpens ahead of new tax talks Premium content

    French EU presidency aims to prioritise negotiations on an upcoming carbon border levy

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    The imperceptible approach of global carbon pricing Premium content

    It is far from the COP26 headlines, but progress is happening

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    The Big Read
    Big business and COP26: are the ‘net zero’ plans credible?

    Companies have been in a congratulatory mood in Glasgow. But critics say their efforts to cut emissions are too vague

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Moral Money
    Private companies pledge $130tn for green transition Premium content

    Plus, Japan’s Kishida announces pivot to ammonia and hydrogen

  • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    Real carbon taxes are the next big political battle

    ‘Gone will be that £19 London-Mallorca return flight on Ryanair. Our clothes, petrol, meat and coffee will all get pricier’

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
    Europe Express
    Europe starts feeling pinch from its green transition Premium content

    Soaring carbon prices spell trouble ahead for bloc’s climate policies

  • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    The US response to the EU’s carbon plans Premium content

    Several ideas have emerged in recent weeks that aim to lower carbon emissions associated with imports

  • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
    Brussels targets aviation fuel tax in drive to reduce carbon emissions

    Commission to unveil a dozen policies designed to ensure EU can meet pollution goals

  • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
    Europe Express
    Europe’s carbon border tax is more evolution than revolution Premium content

    Leaked draft proposal hints at a years-long transition and limited sectors targeted

  • Monday, 17 May, 2021
    Russian businesses start counting cost of EU carbon border tax

    Some of Europe’s metal groups call for a different approach as they weigh up billions of dollars in fees

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    EU industry calls for urgent carbon border tax as prices soar

    Record costs in bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme are a gift to rivals, say companies

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Martin Sandbu
    Time is ripe for EU to start a carbon club

    Joe Biden’s resistance to Europe’s plan for import tariffs should not block the green policy

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Lex in-depth: how carbon prices will transform industry

    Putting a high cost on emissions will supercharge investment in greener technologies — and cripple businesses that cannot adapt

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    The carbon tax that Brussels hopes will catch on Premium content

    EU mechanism might lead to only incremental change but would nudge world in right direction

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    France sees EU-US push for carbon tax under Biden

    Environment minister Barbara Pompili expects more pressure on China over climate pledges

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Energy industry calls for UK to adopt carbon trading after Brexit

    Leading companies write to Boris Johnson urging him not to implement an emissions tax

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    The Commodities NoteShipping
    Time for a carbon levy on shipping fuel

    Fee of $250-$300 per tonne of CO2 will drive users to low emission fuels, says Trafigura

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2017
    Remove subsidies and then let ‘logic of the market’ prevail
Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Be part of FT Community

Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

FT LiveMoral Money Summit EuropePreparing for a new era of ESG
Tuesday, 23rd MayLondon, UK & Online
FT LiveMoral Money Summit AmericasWhat’s Next for ESG?
Tuesday, 24th OctoberNew York, US & Online
Learn more about FT Community

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

UK Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to International Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • UK
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In