The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero leads UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) policy, a carbon pricing mechanism covering emissions from power, industry, and aviation sectors across the UK and devolved nations. Current policy priorities include treatment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), potential linkage with the EU ETS to align climate ambitions and avoid trade friction, and future market design. The scheme operates as the UK's primary carbon market following EU exit.
In response to: UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS): policy overview
In response to: UK Emissions Trading Scheme: long-term pathway
Statement of plans to continue the UK ETS at least until 2050, to continue developing the scheme and to explore its expansion to new sectors.
BEIS's short-term traded carbon values for UK public policy appraisal are used for valuing the impact of government policies on emissions in the traded sector.