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policy instrument
Integration of Greenhouse Gas Removals into the UK ETS
Jurisdiction countryUnited Kingdom
Instrument typecompliance-inclusion
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailThe UK ETS Authority committed to integrating GGRs into the UK ETS in July 2023. It launched a consultation in May 2024, which received circa 160 responses, and published its Response in July 2025. Status is recorded as proposed because legislation has not yet been implemented: the aim is for legislation by the end of 2028 and operational integration by the end of 2029. These are target dates, not
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopeall-cdr
Pathway noteInstrument integrates greenhouse gas removals generally into the UK ETS with technology-neutral eligibility (UK location, 200-year storage); woodland inclusion is still undecided and no single pathway is singled out.
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