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UK ETS 2026 free allocation to drop by 2.8%

Published 09:13 on December 19, 2025 / Last updated at 09:13 on December 19, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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The UK ETS Authority has published its free allocation table for 2026, heralding a 2.8% drop in the annual free handout of UKAs to industrial installations and bringing the total reduction in free handouts since the market started to more than one-third.
The UK ETS Authority has published its free allocation table for 2026, heralding a 2.8% drop in the annual free handout of UKAs to industrial installations and bringing the total reduction in free handouts since the market started to more than one-third.


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