Upcoming Revisions to EU Carbon Pricing and UK Linkage

Upcoming Revisions to EU Carbon Pricing and UK Linkage

On 19 May 2025, the UK and the EU announced plans to link the EU Emissions Trading System ("ETS") with the UK ETS. Concurrently, the European...

EU, UK agree to rethink post-Brexit carbon and power market split

The two sides “should work towards establishing a link between carbon markets,” reads an agreement signed in London on Monday.

UK Carbon Price Soars 8% as London Agrees to Link Emissions Trading With EU

The UK’s benchmark carbon price surged by more than 8% on Monday after the UK and the EU agreed to link their emission trading systems in the first major reset of trade relations since Brexit. The UK’s government announced on Monday that the UK has secured a new agreement with the EU post Brexit, which will include “closer co-operation on emissions through linking our respective Emissions Trading Systems.” This, the UK government says, will impr…

UK and EU Seek to Link Carbon Markets in Wider Post-Brexit Reset

The UK and European Union are expected to signal a new era of climate cooperation by pledging to link their carbon markets to avoid trade levies and reset post-Brexit relations.

In May 2025, the European Union announced measures to speed up the permits for renewable energy projects, reducing deadlines to six months and adjusting certain biodiversity protection laws, according to Le Figaro and Mediapart. This initiative aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but is subject to strong criticism. Internet users denounce an exemption of wind and solar farms from nature protection obligations, calling this hypocrisy. Othe…

Carbon prices jump 8% after emissions deal

UK carbon prices surged more than 8% on Monday after the government confirmed it will link its emissions trading system (UK ETS) with the EU’s, sparking fears of rising costs for industry. The deal – the first major reset of UK-EU trade ties since Brexit – promises closer cooperation on carbon pricing. The move is aimed at boosting energy security and shielding UK exporters from EU carbon border taxes due in 2026, which the Prime Minister claime…