“Businesses are not getting the speed of return or the size of return from energy-saving investment they expect, so it has slipped down the agenda.”

Green taxes fail to reduce carbon emissions - Telegraph

Business leaders’ willingness to cut carbon emissions has fallen since the launch of a raft of green taxes on industry, according to a report.
Green taxes fail to reduce carbon emissions
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Just 37pc of executives said investment in energy efficiency was a priority for their company, down from one half when the Carbon Reduction Commitment was launched last year.
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Just 8pc of directors said shareholders were pushing for green technology.

The CRC is now under review after angry businesses said it was a needless burden.
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Tim Lovejoy, head of energy and utilities for T-Systems, the IT provider, said: “Businesses are not getting the speed of return or the size of return from energy-saving investment they expect, so it has slipped down the agenda.”