The price of one carbon allowance under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) was 45.06 U.S. dollars per metric ton on April 1, 2024, This was roughly half of what one allowance cost a year earlier. The UK ETS launched in 2021 after the country's withdrawal from the European Union, and covers emissions from energy-intensive industries, the power generation sector, and aviation.
Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024
(in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent)
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World Bank. (May 20, 2024). Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/
World Bank. "Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. May 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/
World Bank. (2024). Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/
World Bank. "Carbon Prices under The United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (Uk Ets) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/
World Bank, Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Carbon prices under the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) on April 1 from 2022 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], World Bank, May 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471099/carbon-prices-for-uk-ets/
