States Assembly’s climate emergency declaration on 2 May 2019

​Request 819813622

Information held in relation to the States Assembly's climate emergency declaration on 2 May 2019 (Proposition P27/2019).

1.  Climate-Related Revenue Raised 

Provide the Information held on the total amount of revenue collected by the Treasury & Exchequer Jersey from 2 May 2019 to the present date that is directly attributable to taxes, duties, levies, charges or fees introduced, amended or justified (wholly or partly) in connection with climate change policy or the climate emergency declaration. 

2.  Climate-Related Expenditure

Provide Information held on the total public expenditure incurred from 2 May 2019 to the present date in implementing policies, programmes or initiatives arising from or linked to the climate emergency declaration (P27/2019).

Departmental programme expenditure, Capital expenditure, Grants and subsidies, Payments from any ring-fenced climate or carbon funds, Consultancy and external advisory costs, Communications or public engagement expenditure, Contributions to off-island bodies or initiatives

3.  Net Fiscal Position 

Provide Information held on the net fiscal position over this period. Point (1) minus Point (2).

Response 

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The Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) was established in the Government Plan 2020 to 2023. It provides an initial route of income and source of expenditure for projects tackling the climate emergency.

It was established with £5 million. It can receive any further income from charges agreed upon in the Government Plan. Since 2021 the fund has received income from above RPI increase in Vehicles Emissions Duty. The fund also receives an allocated 9 pence per litre from fuel duty. 

​2.  Climate-Related Expenditure 

3.  Net Fiscal Position

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