Open consultation Consultation: Extending the UK ETS Cap Beyond 2030

Summary

To ensure that the UK ETS continues to operate after 2030, the Authority is seeking input on
proposals for extending the UK ETS beyond the end of Phase I. This consultation therefore
seeks views on:
• Extending the UK ETS into a second phase from 1 January 2031 onward.
• The length of a post-2030 Phase II.
• Whether to allow banking of emissions allowances (UKAs) between Phase I and a post2030 Phase II of the Scheme.

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Consultation description

Why we are consulting 

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority is seeking input on proposals for extending the UK ETS beyond the end of Phase I at midnight on 31 December 2030. This fulfils the commitment made in December 2023 within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme longterm pathway1 to consult on the extension of the Scheme. 

This consultation proposes options and seeks views on:

 • Extending the UK ETS into a second phase from 1 January 2031 onward. 

• The length of a post-2030 Phase II. 

• Whether to allow banking of emissions allowances (UKAs) between Phase I and a post2030 Phase II of the Scheme.

The consultation is aimed at interested stakeholders including ETS participants, wider industry, academia and NGOs.

Read the consultation document on GOV.UK.