This consultation ended 9 April 2025.
Reviewing responses
The responses to this consultation are currently being reviewed. Details of the outcome will be published here in due course.
Original consultation
The UK ETS Authority is seeking input on proposals for extending the UK ETS beyond the end of Phase I at midnight on 31 December 2030.
Consultation description
This fulfils the commitment made in December 2023 within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme long-term pathway 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 post-2030 Phase II of the Scheme.
This consultation is being held on GOV.UK