Policy paper

EU Emissions Trading System: future of the system

UK position on the future of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 21 October 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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EU Emissions Trading System: the future of the system

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The UK believes the EU ETS, the world’s largest cap and trade system, should remain the cornerstone of EU energy and climate change policy.

This document sets out the UK’s vision for the future of the EU ETS.

Read the UK policy papers on the Market Stability Reserve and Phase IV of EU ETS.

Published 21 October 2014