Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

Global warming is not happening, the earth climate fluctuates and it is nothing to do with humans, and it is arrogant that humans think they can change it

The problem doesn't lie with the common people's and small businesses but with the huge global corporations and country's like China and India. The UK has a minute carbon contribution compared to the rest of the world and we are by far already doing our bit. Over regulating people like farmers is destroying the much needed industry.

No evidence for global warming... despite what we are led to believe. Orders coming from those that fly around in private jets - do as I say, not as I do.

No, the UK is already among world-leaders in de-carbonisation

if they are big comapnies that use a lot of co2 then yes

I think there needs to be a balance of making general living affordable and enjoyable for everyone, meaning not putting too many funds into less important things. Yes there are ways we could live more efficiently and sustainably, incase there was ever a world disaster (eg like an apocalypse). And who knows, global warming may be an inevitable natural occurrence anyway, so we should focus on living now and making what we do have better.

Yes, with tighter rules for corporations and multinationals.

Yes but the same regulations must be applied to imports in addition to extra taxes on imported goods that can be produced in the UK.

Yes, but the regulations are insufficient. Polluters should face prison sentences.

I believe that global warming is a natural occurrence however I do also believe that we are causing a rapid increase. If a business can afford more environmental production than yes of course it should be suggested but forcing upon every business (including small businesses) will become an economic disaster.

Yes for big businesses only, and provide more incentives for alternatives (or just reduce subsidies for unclean fuels).

I think there shouldnt be a government ideally, and the people should organize humanitarian ways to operate and not allow for monoploys, conglomertate businesses shouldnt exist

Yes, but the government must provide targeted financial grants to small businesses and sole traders to help them afford the transition

Not on startups and smaller businesses, only larger corporations and businesses that are in a position to do so, providing incentives but not to over-regulate businesses.

adapt businesses to a carbon free e:g factories dont just get rid of them which takes peoples jobs away adapt to carbon free factories

Yes, within reason, policy she should be aimed at reducing all pollution by reasonable methods. In cases were affordable solutions do not exist there should be no further regulations, however, there must be maximum thresholds of legal pollution for companies, where exceeding that concentration results in enforced restructuring or closure, not simply fines and taxes.

Save the trees and wildlife of britan instead of focusing on how to make more money off of "greener" uses

No because any business not reducing its carbon emissions ( being fuel/energy efficient) won''t stay in business long Energy is probably the second biggest cost of a business after staff costs

This a simplistic take. There are myriad other moving parts that need to be addressed, politically and societally, and over regulation helps address nothing, normally cause direct AND unexpected errors, and are difficult to address

While morally correct, until the third world a developing nations significantly invest in environmental policies, our further investment and restrictions on business are non beneficial to the globe and costly and ratification to us. A moral folly.

It depends on how large a company is producing carbon emissions, a 'one size fits all' for me doesn't work here because there are too many variables.

Yes, but on the mega corporations that are actually causing 90% of the pollution instead of small businesses

Yes, and the government should be able to punish or dissolve companies who still don’t reduce carbon emissions

global warming is a natural occurrence but we humans have a part to play so i guess if it will make it worse it’s a good idea

Yes but with emphasise on larger businesses/ones tun through larger centres of capital,with allowances for smaller businesses to transition

Yes only so long as we regulate to save not damage, for example steel is needed and we can not just recycle steel when we have a growing population and due to reguilation and pressures to go green we mostly import steel thats shifting climate out of Britain and to other nations with lower regulation.

Yes they should but, they should also stick to their own and not making excuses for their high usage

Concentrate on poverty and financial division in uk and start listening to women. Then stop the wars.

Yes, but businesses also need to create their own regulations and commitments to reduce carbon emissions

I believe it is a natural occurrence, though we do contribute to causing problems around the world through stuff like pollution, which should be regulated. How much we contribute, in terms of carbon emissions, is something I'd have to look more into.

It depends because if you reduce the amount of Carbon dioxide then plants will produce less oxygen and then carbon dioxide would be a limiting factor to plants.

Ban single use plastics and let the markets resolve the issue. Stop allowing carbon offsetting. Add a carbon tax and lower income tax.

Nationalise the energy sector and make energy production greener instead so businesses already use green energy.

No, instead provide incentives. Additionally, set up a limit on carbon emissions in which companies can sell their excess carbon allowance to other companies.

Carbon emissions are important and business actors must know that environmental welfare is important. However, the economy should not be hampered by burdensome regulations.

Potentially that would be damaging, certainly when the bulk of carbon emissions eminate from manufacturing plants, and the large majority of British businesses are not in the manufacturing industry.

Yes, and support smaller businesses

Yes, and enforce massive fines on companies that don't meet targets. We can't afford to let climate change continue.

Yes, depending on the business though, a heritage railway would suffer, or anything remotely to do with the past,

Yes, but not slowly so that the businesses and economy will not fail

Tax the use of carbon, instead.

The people in the businesses should be reducing carbon emissions themselves, without the government having to tell them to do so.

The government should not only increase regulations but also push towards funding scheme for alternative energy production along side decarbonization of industries through research and development so that industries maybe become more efficient and less polluting while allocating funds for these industries to peruse the cost of the transition and expansion to allow for more economic growth and employment opportunities.

Yes, but target big corporations and exempt SMEs from them since they actually benefit the community and can't afford to keep to constantly changing regulations.

No, I believe the damage has already been done and it’s too late

Yes, but only for larger businesses

Yes, but North Sea Oil and Gas need to be used in the short term, at least until clean renewables and Nuclear are able to power this country without being forced to rely on importing LNGs from the US.

No. We should only increase environmental regulations when India and China try to curb their massive carbon emissions. The UK emissions are incomparable to those of developing industrial countries

Regulations shouldn't be enforced massively to a point businesses avoid the country. But basic measures to promote a moral cause should be used

Measuring carbon in isolation and putting in measures to influence its production mitigation etc is resulting in some bad outcomes. Reducing carbon production whilst understanding context is critical and the idea of carbon offsets should be totally abolished.

Certain businesses should have limitations on how much carbon emissions are produced because some businesses produce as little to no carbon emissions, whereas others produce mass amounts. However, there should be a limit for certain categories of businesses, such as mining or drilling companies.

Environmental regulations only increase cost to business and cause inflation by passing the cost to consumers, business should be allowed to operate in a free-market situation.

Yes, provide incentives and support for green energy transition in business, and exempt small businesses and those that aren't able to afford it.

I believe there should be strict regulations for companies exceeding X amount of profit, hold X amount of assets etc, with smaller businesses not having to follow restrictions due to reduce carbon print already and lower costs for them.

Yes, I believe global warming is a natural occurrence but there should be restrictions on carbon emissions

No and exploit current resources, but provided large incentives for green hydrogen, energy, ev's and technology

No. Global warming is natural, but we should still provide incentives for sustainable alternative energy production

Yes depending on industry, but they should take time on implementing Green laws to prevent too many people from being unemployed

No, I believe global warming is a natural occurrence and male led governments have been over-regulating businesses

Yes. Big cooperations shouldn't be allowed to exist as they are a massive threat to the environment. This is all due to capitalism. Capitalism is a threat to the environment

No that’s ridiculous, if the amount of trees grew with Industrial Revolution there would be no problem

Too complicated a question to answer in a box format, but generally the government should try and place negative externalities on the people who create those externalities.

I think the government should not put pressure on the small, privately owned businesses as in the grand scheme of things they will produce nothing in comparison to these larger companies like shell in terms of their effect on the climate but I do think they should offer grants to small businesses to encourage them, but heavily recommend these to large companies or sanction them if they don’t

the uk accommodates to hardly any of the worlds consumption and therefor china Russia etc adhere to the same rules no impact will be made

Yes but for all greenhouse gas emissions. They should also prove they’re not just passing the emissions to a supplier or customer & must also not claim to be carbon neutral by claiming ownership of other people’s land. Some companies buy up land in other countries & force out local residents to pretend they are carbon neutral.

No, rather than constrict on celebrities who abuse their power and single-handedly increase emissions.

There should be more in-depth plans for going carbon neutral. It needs to be more cost effective and planet friendly. The mass amounts of lithium batteries in cars, solar panels and wind turbines we will switch to instead needs to be effectively disposed off

Yes, only if it does not have a negative effect on a businesses finances or the economy in times of stuggle

Prioritise other things first. Climate change is happening but not at the extent the media likes to portray

Again. The technology is not advanced enough to produce clean/ environmentally friendly energy so invest into more research and development

We obviously have to do something but to keep blaming individuals while the energy companies are literally getting away with murder is wrong after all individuals already have a big enough reason to not use too much of anything and that being the cost.

We need a proper debate between both of the opinions regarding climate change due to co2 and then a democratic referendum.

You can’t stop populations growing or cars driving round creating emmisions. Electric cars are worse

More importantly is the use of chemicals in our food supply and waste disposal routes which are destroying ecosystems. This is 1million times more detrimental than co2 emissions.

No we should not add en Regulations on businesses especially small businesses as this is what can put them out of business in which will create a lot more unemployment which means more people will be on universal credit. I will end up spending more money.

What we need is good all great tax reductions or incentives for businesses that use use renewable energy like solar panels or win turbines

It makes absolutely zero sense to combat global warming when we would just be exporting our work to China with increase to overall productivity.

Environmental policy should balance between regulations, penalties and incentives. We need a greater focus on the big areas such as agriculture and energy production and greater circularity.

First the government needs to do the calculations on current energy consumption & realise nuclear is a viable solution to bridge the gap between fossils and green energy.

Yes, it provides more incentives for alternative energy production and greater personalised assistance on how to do it.

No further red tape, but could incentivise to reduce carbon emissions and enforce existing regulations

Carbon is not the problem, pollution is. There should be a huge tightening of regulations to prevent pollution which harms the environment or health.

Yes. I attempt to be conscious within my home and find it frustration that business are left to be so wasteful

I feel there is a lack of proper facts and too much romance - particularly around carbon from food production

Increase regulations, but make the fines and charges affordable, or introduce salary loans to provide everyone with electric vechiles

Should be a difference between big and small companies. Small family businesses should be given financial help / incentives to go green

Dunno if methane is counted as carbon emissions (probably is but I suspect it's just CO2) but the government should disincentivise and sanction polluting corporations.

It depends on the size of the business. Major corporations with the highest impact, smaller businesses and farmers should have less regulation

I feel that it is again a route we need to achieve however no arbitrary dates there is low hang fruit that can be resolved sooner equally some of the more challenging issues need time for infrastructure engancments

No, our country doesn’t produce enough emissions to take such strict actions when there are other countries producing over 10x more

Yes, but businesses with the broadest shoulders should carry more of the burden than small businesses.

Yes. Prodominantly on large corporations. These larger businesses cause more environmental damage than smaller businesses or individuals ever will in their lifetime. So scalable regulations depending on business size.

yes -within reason, and the full environmental and economic impacts must be understood too - not just at any cost.

Going totally to electric vehicles is not the best answer - it just seems like it. Govt need to really look at the technology and plan longer deadlines for introduction

This is a world problem. Whilst we should continue to monitor our progress on environmental issues, we should be looking to work with developing countries to assist them down a similar path

Yes, if they are used for R&D or subsiding alternative technology. Almost similar as above but I want the funds to go *towards* investments into greener alternatives.

Carbon production is not the be all and end all of environmentalism. Companies should be punished for dirty practices - Clean, renewable and on-shored energy should be promoted and subsidised to allow uptake to happen quickly, but subsidies should be paid for through increased profit tax on traditional energy suppliers.

No, don’t regulate businesses, but invest in technology to improve energy production without emissions.

No because companies just outsource environmentally damaging practices to other less regulated parts of the world

Yes but only by incentifying them to do so. We cannot put anymore pressure on UK business because we are already not competitive when it comes to almost every other county.