INTERVIEW: Adding carbon removals to UK ETS will guarantee a market – but not demand

Published 13:23 on June 23, 2026 / Last updated at 13:23 on June 23, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Interviews), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The UK’s planned route for integrating greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) into its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would give project developers access to the compliance market – but it would not guarantee the buyers, a former UK government official told Carbon Pulse.
The UK’s planned route for integrating greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) into its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would give project developers access to the compliance market – but it would not guarantee the buyers, a former UK government official told Carbon Pulse.


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