On 19 September 2023, HM Treasury published the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2023 (the draft SI).

The draft SI amends the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 (also known as the UK ETS Order), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021.

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