Environmental policy since 1997

Published on 20 April 2010

In this note, we will examine Labour's record on environmental policy since 1997. We start with a broad overview of the environmental record, looking at key outcomes on environmental taxes, expenditures and emissions and continue by looking in detail at policy developments and outcomes.

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In this note, we will examine Labour's record on environmental policy since 1997. We begin in section 2 with a relatively broad overview of the environmental record, looking at key outcomes on environmental taxes, expenditures and emissions. Section 3 then looks in detail at policy developments and outcomes in three areas: energy, transport and waste management. Section 4 assesses the coherency of current environmental policy and section 5 concludes.

    Authors

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    Andrew Leicester

    Paul Johnson
    Paul Johnson

    Director

    Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

    Peter Levell
    Peter Levell

    Deputy Research Director

    Peter joined in 2009. He has published several papers on the microeconomics of household spending and labour supply decisions over the life-cycle.

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    DOI
    10.1920/bn.ifs.2010.0094
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    P, Johnson and A, Leicester and P, Levell. (2010). Environmental policy since 1997. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/environmental-policy-1997 (accessed: 3 December 2024).

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