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

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 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

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

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

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.

Only if the government holds public and civil services to the same account and uses penalties to develop sustainable environmental change

Yes and companies selling products/services in the UK must abide by UK's environmental regulations despite manufacturing abroad.

yes but should also ensure that businesses can afford to meet the regulations/ can realistically achieve them

Yes, not immediately - regulations are being forced too quickly for the technology and manufacturing to keep up, for example, the heating sector cannot produce heat pumps quick enough and are still too expensive.

Business should not be responsible for other countries environmental non compliance or not wishing to join treaties

Yes if it is a large business that heavily contributes to the worsening of the environment.. such as Amazon, for example. Not small businesses.

Focus on reducing animals for food, entertainment and clothing instead of destroying economic progress.

No, eco laws are currently strangling the UK and moving the problem else where. Eg. We are looking to ban petrol cars because ‘eco friendly’ reasons, and they suggest EVs are the way to go. Then we get other countries to mine and manufacture the cars which generates enormous amounts of CO2. We then criticise these countries for their environmental impact - discouraging them from doing business with us. We are just strangling ourselves.

No, they’ll waste tax payer money on it and only enforce rules on small businesses due to corruption / political alliances.

Regulate the big ones who make billions of profit when charging customers too much for an absolute scam

The government should lead the development and roll out of zero carbon alternatives and tax the existing fossil fuel companies they are in bed with

Yes but the corporations in the governments pockets should not be able to use loopholes to circumnavigate the restrictions.

Individual basis to a point. The bigger more rich companies yes. The smaller companies need help not excessive pressure.

Yes, but measure carbon consumption (measuring carbon we demand to be produced abroad) should be brought in the make it accurate

Yes and add a tax to the same product produced and imported from other countries who don’t have the same regulations

Yes, though regulations should only be made when it is reasonably feasible to introduce them. I don't think it is a good idea to announce things like "We are going to ban petrol/diesel cars in 2030" 10 years before the date in question. We don't yet know whether the infrastructure will be there to facilitate it yet. I also don't usually like outright bans.

It should enforce existing regulations. Prepared to add more regulations but should be done in conjunction with business - there is no point in killing business off by over-regulating

There should be investment into anaerobic digestion to make use of household and business waste to produce energy

I view the issue as fundamentally being about the global population, and so not possible to address by regulating businesses.

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.

The government should crack down on the massive multi national business such as BP which create a disproportionate amount of harmful pollution. It is a con to believe that it is the fault of the ordinary man. It is not, instead greed from companies such as BP should be punished.

Smaller businesses cannot afford this, however larger businesses should be taxed if they cannot reduce carbon emissions

I don’t trust the government to approach scientific matters like climate change without bias or an agenda.

Yes but the money gained should be solely and direction spent on environmental issues. The money shouldn’t be added to one big government spending pot.

the energy business used is only the energy the governments went to war over why should people pay for the government’s mistakes and greed

I dont see why uk shoukd be so strict when round the world Germany China etc and polluting like mad, we are so small in comparison

I believe that both more policy enforcement and incentives are due, however, I am unsure of the current extent/effectiveness of current U.K. policies, and this factor's proportion in relation to emissions/dangers to the environment. What I can say is this: I believe incentive is key for getting genuine circumstance correction on the end of large institutions, and reward is necessary.

Dependent on the economy and its viability. It’s not a black and white answer HOWEVER ideally the best way to reduce carbon emissions is to incentivise not force

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

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.

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, for large businesses. Not for smaller businesses - incentives would be a better route for those.

Small and large businesses need to be separated. Regulations need to be relative to the size and nature of business. Currently smaller businesses can not keep up with the demands of

Yes but also there should be more viable options instead of using BNG and tree planting as a way out of large polluting companies to skirt around the issue by trading carbon credits.

Keep regulations the same and tie future carbon emitting energy production to future infrastructure development subsidies.

Yes but not to an extent where small and medium enterprises are affected. Regulations should be tailored for high revenue companies with a large carbon foot print.

Increasing environmental regulations on businesses in Asia and South America may be beneficial, however, in the UK which is responsible for less than 2% of global carbon emissions, I believe the positive impacts of increasing environmental regulations on business are outweighed by the potential economic hardship this may cause.

Enviroment progection should be principal of local government. It doesn't mean reduce carbon emisiones

Make it achievable for small businesses, cost to go zero carbon is unattainable for the regular person

isn't carbon essential to the survival of plants and therefore essential to produce oxygen? find the right balance and regulate accordingly, but do what you say you will do. There is no point in regulations that have no actions or consequence for those who don't follow them

It is all a cycle of ice ages melting ice global warming is just speeding up the process eventually it will all reset and the cycle will start over again