UK ETS Existing Ultra Small Emitters: ACTION NEEDED.

Existing UK ETS Ultra Small Emitters must take action to maintain their status for the 2026-2030 allocation period. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released a data collection template that existing UK ETS Ultra Small Emitters (USEs) must complete, in order to maintain their USE status for the UK ETS 2026-2030 […]
UK ETS Authority Consultation Round Up

The UK ETS Authority has recently published various updates and consultations that will affect the future of the UK ETS. Below is a quick summary of those which have been released recently; taken from UK ETS bulletins. UK ETS Charges Proposal for GHG Emissions. This consultation is about the Environment Agency’s proposed changes to […]
UK ETS Baselining Exercise April – June 2025.

A mandatory UK ETS Baselining data collection exercise will take place April – June 2025. On the 11th November 2024, the UK ETS Regulators issued alerts drawing attention to the mandatory UK ETS baselining data collection exercise that will take place 1st April 2025 – 30 June 2025. All installation operators will be required to […]
Overall UK ETS Emissions drop by almost 13%

Emissions reported under UK ETS have dropped by 12.5% from 2022 to 2023 reporting years, as shown by the UK ETS Trading Registry Compliance Report published on 7th June. Total Emissions have dropped below 100m tCO2e for the first time since the inception of UK ETS in 2021. It is difficult to celebrate […]
Why our 2023 UK ETS reporting cycle ran smoothly

Early into the 2024 UK ETS reporting year, we thought it would be a good opportunity to update you on what the 2023 cycle felt like here for us here at Swan Energy. We reported over one million tonnes CO2 on behalf of 88 installations across the UK for 2023 UK ETS reporting year. These […]
Recalculating 2021 allocation post COVID.

A deadline of 31 January 2024 has been set for operators to apply to recalculate their 2021 allocation if the effects of the COVID pandemic meant that the 2019 to 2020 change in their Activity Level in a particular sub installation was greater than 15% larger than the change in their reportable emissions attributable to […]
UK ETS Registry Accounts

Registry Administrators began contacting Operators who hold a UK ETS Permit on 4th May 2021 with regards to opening a UK ETS Operator Holding Account. Swan Energy has been informed that Company details will be transferred over from the EU Registry, however, personal details of the primary contact and nominated authorised representatives will be required […]
Call for evidence on the UK ETS Free Allocation

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has issued a call for evidence on the UK ETS Free Allocation. This is part of an ongoing review to develop the UK ETS, beginning this year. Areas up for review, later in the year, include setting a net zero consistent cap trajectory, a supply adjustment […]
Gross Vs Net Emissions in SECR

As previously discussed in Swan Energy blogs, Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) obligations provide a huge opportunity for an organisation to highlight their green ambitions. So, how should a business go about including green energy contracts and carbon offsetting/sequestration in a newly required Energy and Carbon Report? For starters, SECR regulation requires quoted companies […]
UK ETS – What to watch out for

With today’s announcement that a UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) will be established to replace the UK’s participation in EU ETS, we have put together a summary of how this could impact your installation. To aid the transition to a UK ETS and allow a possible link to EU ETS in the future, UK […]