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Weekly UK and EU environmental law update: key consultations, regulatory changes and enforcement across ETS, buildings energy, heat networks, permits, ESG, biodiversity, marine and waste (5 December 2024)

Published on: 05 December 2024

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Air emissions and climate change

DESNZ opens consultations on UK ETS expansion

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has opened two consultations to broaden the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The first proposes bringing the maritime sector into scope, obliging operators on domestic voyages to secure allowances for every tonne of carbon released. The second would recognise non-pipeline transport (NPT) for carbon capture and storage (CCUS) within the UK ETS, letting scheme participants deduct CO2 delivered to permanent storage via NPT from their reportable emissions. DESNZ has also issued its initial response to the UK ETS free allocation review, confirming rule changes scheduled for implementation in 2025...

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