A new tax on carbon emissions from waste incineration, set to be introduced under the expanded Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by 2028, could see local councils bearing billions in costs over the next decade, according to fresh research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), County Councils Network (CCN), and District Councils Network (DCN).
The addition of two new fully electric recycling trucks to the Forest of Dean District Council’s waste fleet could lead the way for more local authorities to adopt battery power
The Government has made crucial last-minute amends to its much-lauded Energy Bill. There has been growing concern from rural MPs over recent months that the Bill unfairly discriminates against rural communities, especially with regards to what has been labelled as “the boiler ban”.
A new tax on carbon emissions from waste incineration, set to be introduced under the expanded Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by 2028, could see local councils bearing billions in costs over the next decade, according to fresh research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), County Councils Network (CCN), and District Councils Network (DCN).
The addition of two new fully electric recycling trucks to the Forest of Dean District
The Government has made crucial last-minute amends to its much-lauded Energy Bill. There has been growing concern from rural MPs over recent months that the Bill unfairly discriminates against rural communities, especially with regards to what has been labelled as “the boiler ban”.
