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''Tax and environmental policy - UK.''


An abrupt and large transition from one state to another, either from the passing of time, or from a small change in an input which causes an unusually large change in an output.
(CCL).


The Climate Change Levy is a tax on energy delivered to non-domestic users in the UK, designed to incentivise energy efficiency and to reduce carbon emissions.


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Disruptive negative effects resulting from such a change.
It applies to most commercial users and public sector bodies.  


Domestic, charitable and transport users are generally exempt.


"Britain will seek a phased implementation [of Brexit changes] to avoid a 'disruptive cliff edge' when Britain eventually leaves the EU."


''The Treasurer, February 2017, report on UK prime minister Theresa May's speech of January 2017.''
Taxable energy sources include electricity, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other sources including coal.
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Cap and trade]]
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Carbon trading]]
* [[Climate change]]
* [[Emission trading scheme]]
* [[Energy Transitions Commission]]
* [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]]
* [[Listed company]]
* [[Merit order]]
* [[Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting]]
 
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Ethics]]

Revision as of 08:16, 3 February 2022

Tax and environmental policy - UK.

(CCL).

The Climate Change Levy is a tax on energy delivered to non-domestic users in the UK, designed to incentivise energy efficiency and to reduce carbon emissions.


It applies to most commercial users and public sector bodies.

Domestic, charitable and transport users are generally exempt.


Taxable energy sources include electricity, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other sources including coal.


See also