Consultation on non-pipeline transport in the UK ETS

Views sought on a regulatory framework to recognise and implement non-pipeline transport in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority is consulting on a regulatory framework which will aim to recognise and implement non-pipeline transport (NPT) in the UK ETS. The UK ETS Authority is made up of the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) who jointly run the scheme.

The consultation sets out proposals for a regulatory model which will enable UK ETS participants to subtract carbon dioxide (CO2) sent to permanent storage via non-pipeline transport from their reportable emissions.

Proposed options and / or views are sought on: 

• ETS NPT regulatory framework   
• accounting for NPT transport emissions    
• shipping and multiport journeys  
• intermediate CO2 storage facilities and CO2 mixing   
• interactions between our proposed NPT policy and greenhouse gas removals (GGRs)
• the position that NPT policy will not require an adjustment to the ETS cap

This consultation is open to anyone, but we expect it to be of greatest interest to:

• intermediate storage service providers
• transport companies (road, rail and ship) planning to transport CO2 for NPT purposes
• capture projects considering using NPT
• carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) clusters
• carbon capture and storage (CCS) storage projects
• any individual or organisation that has an interest, directly or indirectly, in the use of NPT for carbon capture and storage

Find out more about the consultation and how to respond.

First published 28 November 2024