UK faces “incredibly tight timetable” to set up own post-Brexit ETS -experts

Published 17:20 on February 13, 2019  /  Last updated at 09:48 on December 14, 2020  / Ben Garside /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

The UK faces "an incredibly tight timetable" for setting up its own ETS by 2021 and will likely need to rely on the EU’s goodwill should the government want to ensure minimal disruption for its emitters by linking to the bloc's carbon market post-Brexit, experts said on Wednesday.
The UK faces "an incredibly tight timetable" for setting up its own ETS by 2021 and will likely need to rely on the EU’s goodwill should the government want to ensure minimal disruption for its emitters by linking to the bloc's carbon market post-Brexit, experts said on Wednesday.


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