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This page was reviewed and updated on 04/09/25To help energy-intensive businesses stay competitive, the UK government offers compensation for costs relating to carbon pricing. We explain how the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme works.What is the EII Compensation Scheme?As...
This guide was reviewed and updated in August 2025.UK electricity prices are among the highest in the developed world. A Drax Group report for the last quarter of 2024 found that UK industry is spending 60% more per unit...
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is urging the government to remove net zero policy costs from electricity bills, claiming these costs are harming UK business competitiveness. Rain Newton-Smith, the chief executive of the CBI, pushed for this change...
While climate transition plans are increasingly mandatory across the UK, transition plans are more likely to fail without being backed by financial strategy. A recent study from CDP found that just 9% of businesses have aligned even 5% of...
Following the UK-EU Reset Summit on 19 May, the UK and the EU have agreed to link their Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) – a move that promises significant financial savings, simplified compliance for UK businesses, and more aligned action...
