Pricing and politics: Where next for the UK's emissions trading scheme?

Michael Holder
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Proposals to expand the emissions trading scheme now look set to emerge next year
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Proposals to expand the emissions trading scheme now look set to emerge next year

Carbon pricing has always been a thorny political issue, but as Ministers weigh how to drive the next phase of the net zero transition some experts believe it has a critical role to play

It all started with such ambition. The UK had left the European Union, and with it, had also opted to see sever its ties with the world's largest carbon market, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). As...

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