UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Government confirms plans for shipping, energy-from-waste, and carbon removals

Michael Holder
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UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority sets out timetable for expanding the scope of the cap-and-trade regime

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority has confirmed new timelines for bringing the domestic shipping, energy-from-waste, and carbon removals sectors into the national carbon market, paving the...

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