In 2024, EU-ETS freely allocated allowances for all stationary installations totaled 535 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) – a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. The supply of allowances allocated for free has been falling each year since the second trading period ended in 2012. The EU Emissions Trading System is a carbon credit market used to mitigate climate change, and one of the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) freely allocated allowances from 2005 to 2024
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Only including stationary installations, not including aviation
Supplementary notes
Covers emissions for all countries participating in the EU ETS, as well as the Innovation fund, Modernisation Fund, NER 300 auctions, and Recovery and Resilience Facility. Figures have been rounded.
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EEA. (July 27, 2023). EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) freely allocated allowances from 2005 to 2024 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315710/eu-emissions-trading-system-ets-freely-allocated-allowances/
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