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UK Emissions Trading Scheme

Commons · Question 25065 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to introduce separate market (a) mechanisms and (b) quotas for engineered greenhouse gas removals within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

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Answered by Blair McDougall, 7 Sep 2026

In its July 2025 Authority Response, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority set out the market design for integrating engineered greenhouse gas removals into the UK ETS. For initial integration, it set out that one fewer emissions allowance will be auc...