Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Main Response
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Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Main Response
A joint response of the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland.
In July 2023 the UK ETS Authority committed to integrating engineered GGRs into the UK ETS.
In May 2024 the Authority published a consultation setting out proposals for how that integration could be achieved, and also whether high-quality nature-based removals could be integrated into the UK ETS.
We had substantial interest in the consultation, with c. 160 consultation responses from across current UK ETS sectors, GGR developers, the finance sector, voluntary carbon market sectors, non-governmental organisations, and the land-use sector. There is very broad support for GGR integration into the UK ETS, including from the Climate Change Committee, with views differing largely only on the details of how to do it.
This Government Response summarises stakeholder responses to the consultation and outlines the Authority’s policy decisions.