Keir Starmer's Government is in "ongoing" talks with the EU to align Britain on two types of net zero taxation, GB News can reveal. Mr Tice said: "I've said it before and I’ll say it again: Net Zero is the greatest act of financial self-harm ever imposed on a nation by its own Government. Analysis of data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero shows large real-terms increases since the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The think tank, however, questions whether UK industry should have to pay taxes generated in the UK while already struggling with very high energy costs. Sir John added: "The UK already imposes a high carbon tax on business, charging them the UK market price for carbon.