BRIEFING: The UK’s implicit carbon price for utility companies to lapse, no substitute in sight

Published 23:23 on June 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:03 on June 13, 2024  / Alejandra Padin-Dujon /  EMEA, UK ETS

A longstanding UK consumer support scheme for low-income or fuel-poor households that requires energy providers to make payments toward household decarbonisation will expire in 2026, with no substitute in sight and political support unclear ahead of the general election. 
A longstanding UK consumer support scheme for low-income or fuel-poor households that requires energy providers to make payments toward household decarbonisation will expire in 2026, with no substitute in sight and political support unclear ahead of the general election. 


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