Updated dates and deadlines for GHG ETS

This week, new amendments have been published affecting the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, in order to update relevant dates for the 2026-2030 allocation period. The 2024 Amendments update push forward the dates for applications for free allocation under the scheme or where no application is made, then providing information for the scheme. The new dates are from 1 April – 30 June 2025. Additionally, the deadlines for the publication of lists of hospitals and small-emitters participating in the 2026-2030 allocation is 17 October 2025, and the date before which the allocation table for the period must be published is 28 February 2026. These changes come into effect on 31 March 2024.