EMEA > UK climate advisers warn against including nature-based removals in ETS

UK climate advisers warn against including nature-based removals in ETS

Published 23:01 on June 10, 2025 / Last updated at 23:01 on June 10, 2025 / EMEA, EU ETS, Nature-based, UK ETS, Voluntary

Britain’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned the government against including nature-based carbon removals, such as woodland creation, in the UK ETS, arguing that such a move risks undermining emissions reduction goals and distorting the carbon market.
Britain’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned the government against including nature-based carbon removals, such as woodland creation, in the UK ETS, arguing that such a move risks undermining emissions reduction goals and distorting the carbon market.


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