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UK will need to subsidise carbon removal prices to bring them down to ETS levels -research

Published 17:49 on June 8, 2026 / Last updated at 17:49 on June 8, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The UK government will need to subsidise a fixed price for carbon removal credits when it integrates them into the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), at a cost of around £147 million per year, and more in the future, according to new research.
The UK government will need to subsidise a fixed price for carbon removal credits when it integrates them into the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), at a cost of around £147 million per year, and more in the future, according to new research.


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