According to The Times, Rishi Sunak is considering a proposal for a UK-wide carbon tax. The Chancellor can see two advantages … Continue reading “Carbon taxes: trickier than you think”

A carbon tax has long been a point of contention for many who support free markets. Could it be freedom’s … Continue reading “Think Tent 2020: What role could a carbon tax play in tackling climate change?”

I was sitting in a hot tub in Leningrad in the summer of 1990 when I realised the Soviet Union … Continue reading “Carbon tax – an idea whose time has come”

The UK faces formidable environmental challenges, however, the government can utilise Brexit as an occasion to develop ambitious, sustainable and … Continue reading “After Brexit: time for a reboot of environmental policies”

One of the few but crucial advantages that economists have over others in attempting to navigate the world is the … Continue reading “It’s the margin, stupid!”

There is a game, in the style of Trivial Pursuit, where one card reads something like: ‘Paul extinguished the flames by … Continue reading “Wind power: quenching a fire with champagne”

The UK was the first European country to liberalise its electricity market. Will Britain now be the first European country … Continue reading “The ‘soft renationalisation’ of the energy sector”

British households have received more than 180 million free or subsidised light bulbs in the last eighteen months from energy … Continue reading “Lighten our darkness”

British households have received more than 180 million free or subsidised light bulbs in the last eighteen months from energy … Continue reading “Lighten our darkness”