Stop giving free pollution permits worth billions to energy giants

To: Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero

We the undersigned are shocked that your government handed energy giants including Shell and BP free pollution permits worth £1bn last year and plans to give them billions more.

These companies are racking up record profits while the rest of us struggle with rocketing fuel prices. Their activities are driving the climate crisis which threatens us all.

Your Emissions Trading Scheme should reduce pollution by making polluters buy a permit for every tonne of carbon dioxide they emit. Instead you’re giving them free permits worth billions of pounds.

We demand that you stop giving away Emissions Trading Scheme permits and instead make polluters pay.