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The chancellor has failed to introduce any signifiant green taxes as part of his Budget announcement.
Alistair Darling told MPs on Wednesday that he would not be "proposing to increase taxes on income for this year".
He added: "However, as the economy recovers and wages start to grow again, it is right that we take additional steps.
"I believe that it is fair that those who have gained the most should contribute more."
But the chancellor did seek to address some specific tax issues that will directly impact on carbon emissions.
The Budget document proposed a continued increase in the standard rate of landfill tax by £8 per tonne on April 1 each year from 2011 to 2013.
This is intended "to reduce landfill in a sustainable way by encouraging further investment into alternative waste management options", the Red Book stated.
But the maximum amount that that operators can claim against their annual landfill tax liability will remain unchanged at six per cent.
And the chancellor has decided that from April 6 2011, the threshold for the 15 per cent band of company car tax will be reduced by 5g CO2 per km, so that it applies to cars emitting between 121 and 129g CO2 per km.
From there, the proportion of a company car's list price that is subject to tax will increase by one per cent with each 5g per km that its CO2 emissions exceed the threshold.
Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd