UK Emissions Trading Scheme
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses received free allowances under the Emissions Trading Scheme in each of the last three years.
Answered by Chris McDonald
The number of businesses that received free allowances under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) in each of the last three years was as follows:
2024: 284
2025: 273
2026: 265
Note that the Allocation Table lists the company that operated each site at the time the table was last updated, rather than when the free allowances for a given year were distributed, so the figures above should be treated as approximate for 2024 and 2025.
This information is publicly available on GOV.UK at UK ETS Allocation Table for operators of installations - GOV.UK.
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