How green is the new ‘green’ budget?

• Author:
• CMS Cameron McKenna

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, delivered his first Budget speech on Wednesday 12 March. It was promised to be the ‘greenest’ budget yet, imposing new pollution restrictions and boosting energy-efficiency. A number of new green measures were introduced.

Critics are concerned, however, that although the Budget contained some sound measures on car tax, carbon budgets and aviation, overall these failed to live up to the promise of "putting sustainability at ... (64 more words)

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