DATA DIVE: How UK carbon prices have responded to EU ETS linking headlines in 2025

Published 07:00 on June 5, 2025 / Last updated at 15:56 on June 4, 2025 / and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Data Dives), CBAM & Tariffs

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UK ETS allowances are nearly £20 more expensive than they were at the beginning of 2025, with the rise in price thanks in large part to several speculative articles - as well as later official announcements - reporting that the UK and EU aim to connect their two emissions trading schemes (ETSs), but analysts have highlighted that the volatile nature of the headline-driven market is also unlikely to change soon.
UK ETS allowances are nearly £20 more expensive than they were at the beginning of 2025, with the rise in price thanks in large part to several speculative articles - as well as later official announcements - reporting that the UK and EU aim to connect their two emissions trading schemes (ETSs), but analysts have highlighted that the volatile nature of the headline-driven market is also unlikely to change soon.


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