UK ETS Existing Ultra Small Emitters: ACTION NEEDED.

UK ETS Ultra Small Emitters

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 

UK ETS Authority Consultations

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 […]

2025 Civil Penalty Carbon Price

civil-penalty-carbon-price-2025

The UK ETS Authority has determined the carbon price for use in civil penalties during the 2025 reporting year will be £41.84. __________________ What is the civil penalty carbon price? Hospitals and small emitters (HSEs) are installations within UK ETS that can chose to opt out of the main scheme, if they meet both of the following […]

UK ETS Baselining Exercise April – June 2025.

UK ETS Baselining

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 […]

UK ETS Civil Penalty Amendments

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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?

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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

SEPA Consultation

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) […]

Overall UK ETS Emissions drop by almost 13%

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)

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

Joe UK ETS Reporting

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 […]