Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) charging scheme 2021
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The Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charging Scheme 2021 provides details on charges relating to:
- permit and emissions monitoring plan applications
- subsistence
- transfer, surrender and revocation
- allocation from new entrant reserve
- determination
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme Registry
It also sets out:
- who must pay the charge
- when payment must be made
The charges apply to England except for registry administration charges which apply to the UK.
You get information on how to pay when you apply or in your annual invoice. Or you can contact your regulator (the Environment Agency in England).
The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation charges and National Registry charges relating to the UK’s participation in the Kyoto Protocol apply from 4 November 2021.
Charges under this scheme increase annually on 1 April in line with any increase in the Consumer Prices Index published by the Office for National Statistics. See Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charges for 1 April 20222023 to 31 March 2023.2024.
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Added the Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charges for 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
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Added Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charges for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
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Amended from 2021 Version 2.0 to 2022 Version 3. Under 12. Charge for allocation from new entrant reserve, added paragraph 12A Charge for increase to emissions target. Under 13, added subparagraph (b) Charge for the determination for reportable activity level in the event a verified activity level report is not submitted. Under 16B, added a subparagraph (2).
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First published.
Update history
2025-04-01 16:29
Updated the charging scheme for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Updated the project activity charges in paragraph 24 to reflect an inflationary increase of 1.7%
2025-04-01 10:00
Added the charging scheme for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. We have changed references for ‘Registry’ to ‘UK ETS Registry or National Registry’. In the UK ETS Registry and National Registry, we have introduced a new charge for surrendering allowances.
2024-03-12 10:32
Added the charges for 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
2023-03-15 11:32
Added the Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charges for 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
2022-02-22 11:46
Added Environment Agency (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Charges for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.