Emissions Trading Scheme Consultation: Carbon Pricing is Key Tool to Achieve Net Zero for the Waste Sector
23rd May 2024 | 2 mins

- Viridor Welcomes Government's Consultation on UK Emissions Trading Scheme Scope Expansion to include waste incineration and Energy from Waste
- Good policy design is essential to preserve the waste hierarchy and prevent increased emissions from landfill
- The two year monitoring period will help inform the sector and customers on how emissions trading will work
- We welcome plans to exempt Chemical Recycling from the Emissions Trading Scheme