{"id":34411,"date":"2023-07-03T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T09:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=34411"},"modified":"2023-07-03T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T09:52:27","slug":"uk-tightens-limits-energy-intensive-industries-journey-net-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-tightens-limits-energy-intensive-industries-journey-net-zero\/34411\/","title":{"rendered":"UK tightens limits on energy intensive industries in journey to net zero"},"content":{"rendered":"
Setting limits on energy-intensive industries, including industrial, power, and aviation, will limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they emit and pave the way for the UK to reach zero.<\/p>\n
The scheme allows industries to move away from costly fossil fuels. It also encourages them to cut their carbon footprint by investing in energy efficiency and cleaner, or renewable technologies, which can boost energy security.<\/p>\n
These reforms build on the success of the UK ETS so far, increasing ambition while managing the transition in a way that supports affected industries.<\/p>\n
The UK ETS was launched in 2021 to replace the UK\u2019s participation in the EU ETS.<\/p>\n
The scheme encourages energy intensive industries to decarbonise by buying and selling emissions allowances, which companies must obtain for every tonne of emissions they produce each year.<\/p>\n
The ETS supports businesses in sectors that face significant overseas competition with free emissions allowances to ensure their efforts to decarbonise are not undermined by higher-carbon competitors \u2013 a risk known as carbon leakage.<\/p>\n