Firms should face fines if they fail to remove 100% of their carbon emissions, government told

By Tom Lowe2021-07-30T05:00:00

National Infrastructure Commission warns that Industries and taxpayers will need to pay £40bn a year on carbon removals by 2050

Firms should face fines if they fail to remove all of the carbon they emit from the atmosphere, the government’s infrastructure adviser has said.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) said that the government should place obligations on polluters to stump up the cost of greenhouse gas removals or face penalties.

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