Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in UK ETS: Authority Response.
In July 2025 the UK ETS Authority published a number of responses to consultations covering scheme scope expansion to waste and maritime, and the integration of greenhouse gas removals. This update is the final instalment and it summarises the Authorities response regarding the integration of greenhouse gas removals in the UK ETS. In […]
The UK ETS Authority Interim Response: Scope Expansion to Maritime.
The UK ETS Authority recently published a number of responses to consultations covering scheme scope expansion to waste and maritime, and the integration of greenhouse gas removals. This update is the second of three and will summarise the interim response regarding the expansion of the UK ETS to maritime. In 2023, the UK ETS […]
UK ETS Authority Interim Response: Scope Expansion to Waste.
Yesterday the UK ETS Authority published a number of responses to consultations covering scheme scope expansion to waste and maritime, and the integration of greenhouse gas removals. This update is the first of three. It summarises the interim response regarding the expansion of the UK ETS to the waste sector. After confirming waste incineration facilities […]
UK ETS Consultation: Extending the UK ETS Cap Beyond 2030.
On Wednesday 12th February, the UK ETS Authority released their latest Consultation about extending the UK ETS Cap Beyond 2030. Currently the UK ETS is legislated to run until 30 December 2030. However, to align with the long-term pathway of UK ETS that was released in December 2023 and the UK’s net zero trajectory, the […]
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 Civil Penalty Amendments
Previously, the UK ETS Authority consulted on amending the civil penalties imposed under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which can be viewed here. The main changes the Authority proposed were: – The inclusion of a penalty relating to the failure to submit information to Regulators specified in Article 27a of the Order, and – […]
Postponing start of second UK ETS allocation period?
The UK ETS Authority is seeking opinions about the possibility of delaying the beginning of the next period. On Thursday the 26th of September, the UK ETS Authority called for a view on postponing the start of the second UK ETS allocation period. This follows on from a wider consultation reviewing free allocation policy as […]
UK ETS Authority Consultation
The UK ETS Authority published proposals on three operational changes to the scheme on the 23rd of September 2024. The UK ETS Authority has now begun seeking views on changes to the functioning of the scheme in the following areas: The publication of UK ETS Registry transaction data The disclosure of UK ETS information […]
SEPA Consultation: Emissions Trading Charging Scheme
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is currently conducting a consultation regarding its Emissions Trading Charging Scheme for 2024. The suggested changes to the ETS Charging Scheme will be especially relevant for main scheme operators who are eligible for free allocation of emissions allowances, as well as participants in the Hospital and Small Emitter (HSE) […]
UK ETS – Inclusion of Greenhouse Gas Removals
In 2023 the UK ETS Authority confirmed their intention to include engineered Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs) in the UK ETS in the belief that it would provide an appropriate long-term market for both nature based and engineered GGRs. For details of the UK ETS Authorities response in 2023, see click here. The latest consultation, released […]