Supporters of the Carbon Emissions Land Tax

Join our supporters in calling for a Carbon Emissions Land Tax. Sign the petition here.

It all started in 2021, when the Carbon Emissions Land Tax (CELT) was proposed to Scotland’s Climate Assembly, which had been convened by the Scottish Government, and who's members represented a cross-section of society. After weeks of research and deliberations, the Assembly voted to include the Carbon Emissions Land Tax in its final recommendations to the Scottish Government.

At the time, the Scottish Government declined to implement the tax. In reply, the Climate Assembly called for more urgency and can-do attitude from Government. We agree, and with your help, we will show Government Scotland is ready to go walk the talk when it comes to climate and environmental action. 

Here are some of the charities, groups and businesses that back our petition:

The Carbon Emissions Land Tax was included in the following publications: 

• Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, a coalition of over 60 civil society organisations campaigning for climate action, in their report: Financing Climate Justice Fiscal Measures for Climate Action in a time of crisis 
• The Scottish Trade Union Congress, representing over 540,000 trade unionists, in their report: Options for increasing taxes in Scotland to fund investment in public services 
• Oxfam Scotland, in their report: Time to Tax 
• Future Economy Scotland, a think tank, assessed our proposal as having "strong merits" in their report: Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
• Our Carbon Emissions Land Tax proposal features on pages 42 and 86 of the Climate Assembly’s Statement of Ambition and Recommendations.