UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS): technical guidance and tools
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Guidance to help installations in the UK ETS with greenhouse gas
emissions permits, and aircraft operators to understand and comply
with their obligations under the scheme. From: Department for
Energy Security and Net Zero Published 10 September
2022, Last updated 6 November 2023 — See all updates
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Guidance to help installations in the UK ETS with greenhouse gas emissions permits, and aircraft operators to understand and comply with their obligations under the scheme. From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 10 September 2022, Last updated 6 November 2023 — See all updates ContentsThe UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) replaced the UK’s participation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on 1 January 2021. The UK, Scottish, and Welsh Governments, and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – collectively making up the UK ETS Authority – established the scheme to increase the climate ambition of the UK’s carbon pricing policy, while protecting the competitiveness of UK businesses. For an overview of the scheme, please see the Participating in the UK ETS page. How to comply Guidance on compliance for installations and the aviation sector The compliance guidance on installations in the UK ETS with greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) permits, and for the aviation sector, will help operators understand and comply with their obligations under the UK ETS. UK Emissions Trading Scheme for installations: how to comply UK Emissions Trading Scheme for aviation: how to comply Hospital, small emitters and ultra-small emitters This guidance explains how to register your installation as a ‘hospital or small emitter’ (HSE), or as an ‘ultra-small emitter’ (USE), how to comply with your emissions targets, and what to do if your installation no longer qualifies as an HSE or USE. Eligibility to be classed as a ‘hospital or small emitter’, and how to register Eligibility to be classed as an ‘ultra-small emitter’, and how to register The UK Emissions Trading Registry During the process of registering users or applying to open an account in the UK Emissions Trading Registry, the Registry Administrator / National Administrator will request personal and corporate entity documents. This guidance explains which documents may be required. Technical guidance This guidance helps operators of stationary installations understand the requirements for monitoring and reporting biomass in the UK ETS. UK ETS Guidance Note: Monitoring and reporting biomass in installations This guidance will help operators of installations understand their obligations relating to uncertainty in the UK ETS. Interests in emissions data vary from the public to policy makers to traders buying/selling allowances. It is important to provide confidence in the data with an assessment of uncertainty. UK ETS Guidance Note: Uncertainty Assessments for Installations The Monitoring and Reporting Regulation, as modified by the UK ETS Order, allows nationally reported data to be used by operators as default factors in specific circumstances. Carbon emission factors and calorific values from the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory are available for annual emissions reporting for the UK ETS here, along with tables from previous years (also see Previous tables for UK participation in the EU ETS:
Tools and reports Allocation tables These allocation tables contain lists of free allocations for the 2021 to 2025 allocation period, for aircraft operators and installation operators. UK ETS Aviation Allocation Table UK ETS Allocation Table for operators of installations Apply for compensation How to apply for compensation for the indirect costs of the UK ETS and the Carbon Price Support (CPS) mechanism. UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support: apply for compensation Report templates For the verification of operators’ baseline data reports, activity level reports or new entrant data reports under the UK ETS: UK ETS: Verification report template For operators to submit activity level reports to their regulator: UK ETS: Activity level report template Emissions and targets for installations registered as hospitals or small emitters Names of installations registered as a hospital or small emitter (HSE) in 2021 and 2022, along with their targets and actual emissions for each year: Emissions and targets for installations registered as hospitals or small emitters UK ETS regulator reports The UK ETS regulator report is the UK ETS equivalent of the EU ETS Article 21 Questionnaire. It is an analysis of the allocation of allowances, the operation of registries, the application of the monitoring and reporting guidelines, verification, and issues relating to compliance. This page also includes the Article 21 report from our final year of participation in the EU ETS as a member state.
Directions for regulators Ministerial Directions issued by the Secretary of State under section 52 of the Climate Change Act 2008.
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