MPs քննարկed regulations adding mechanical plastic recycling, spirits packaging and automotive battery-cell manufacturing to the climate change agreements scheme, which gives energy-intensive businesses support in return for improving efficiency. Conservatives did not oppose the changes, but questioned why they will not take effect until January 2027 and why only three of seven applicants were accepted, while Labour and the Liberal Democrats pressed for broader action to cut industrial energy costs and speed the shift to cleaner energy.

#Climate Change Agreements, #Energy Intensive Industries, #Business Energy Costs, #Plastic Recycling, #Automotive Batteries, #Spirits Industry, #Energy Efficiency, #Environment Agency, #Amendment

Energy Costs: Businesses appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 6 Jan 2026, with 4 speakers contributing 7 speeches.

#Business Energy Costs, #Small Businesses, #Energy Price Regulation, #Industrial Energy Support