Budget 2021

October 28, 2021

Autumn Budget: ‘real disconnect’ between climate change goals and financing

Companies and trade associations gave Current± their reactions to the Budget, particularly in light of the looming COP26 conference.

October 27, 2021

Changes to business rates for green products welcomed in Autumn Budget

In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new exemption for green technologies to support decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings.

Net zero could deliver 725,000 net jobs by 2030, says CCC. Image: Pxfuel.

March 29, 2021

Communities being let down by government says TUC as number of green jobs fall

The number of green jobs in the UK has fallen by as many as 30,000 since 2014, according to new research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

March 4, 2021

Budget 2021: Infrastructure Bank welcomed but opportunities missed

Companies, groups and charities operating in the energy and environmental space gave Current± their reactions to the Budget.

March 3, 2021

Budget lacks ‘watershed moment’ for green business despite welcome infrastructure support

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the eagerly anticipated Budget this afternoon, including support for a “world-first” infrastructure bank and at least £15 billion in green bonds.