Correspondence

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: ministerial directions to the regulators

Ministerial Directions issued by the Secretary of State under section 52 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 6 October 2023

Applies to England

Documents

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Direction under section 52 of the Climate Change Act 2008 pursuant to article 50(4) of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

PDF, 508 KB, 5 pages

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Direction under section 52 of the Climate Change Act 2008 pursuant to article 60(6) of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

PDF, 629 KB, 6 pages

Details

The relevant regulatory bodies in each UK nation are responsible for the regulation of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). This includes issuing civil penalties for non-compliance with greenhouse gas emissions permits.

In England, the regulatory bodies are:

• Environment Agency
• Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (represented by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The regulatory bodies need further directions to ensure consistency of approach.

These directions are pursuant to penalties issued to:

• installation operators for operating without a permit (article 50(4))
• ultra-small emitters that have failed to notify that their emissions have exceeded the maximum permitted amount (article 60(6))

Other governments of the UK have issued similar directions to their respective regulators.

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publications for Scotland
  • article 50(4)
  • article 60(6)
• Publications for Wales
  • article 50(4)
  • article 60(6)

Published 6 October 2023