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Climate change levy essential to fight climate change
1 November 2002
Friends of the Earth today sharply criticised the CBI for attacking the Climate Change Levy as a “flawed energy tax”.
Energy campaigner, Bryony Worthington said:
“The Climate Change Levy taxes users of dirty forms of energy - it is an essential component in our fight against climate change which encourages companies to increase their efficiency or switch to cleaner energy supplies. To claim it is affecting our competitiveness is nonsense - wholesale prices of electricity have fallen by 40% in the UK leading to savings of £1.5 billion for industrial and commercial customers.
“The CBI should stop whinging and start encouraging its members to implement energy saving measures. The fact that those with negotiated agreements exempting them from the levy have taken action proves it can be done. The industries which have failed to act are being fools to themselves.”
Notes
[1] "A combination of stronger competition and large amounts of generating capacity has reduced wholesale prices by 40 per cent since reforms began four years ago, leading to savings of £1.5 billion for industrial and commercial customers "
Ofgem Statement 06/09/02 'Neta and prices - the facts'
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