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Change description : 2026-04-01 12:00:00: Added the charging scheme for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. [Guidance and regulation]

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Statutory guidance

Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charging scheme

From the 1 April 20252026 you must pay the Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charges for 1 April 20252026 to 31 March 2026.2027.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
4 November 2021
Last updated
1 April 20252026 — See all updates

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Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) chargescharging scheme for 1 April 20252026 to 31 March 20262027

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Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) chargescharge tables for 1 April 20242025 to 31 March 20252027

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Details

This publication 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 (ETS)(ETS) Registry and National Registry

The charges apply to England except for registry administration charges which apply to the UK.

Charges under this scheme increase annually on 1 April by a sum not exceeding anythe increaseConsumer Prices Index measure of inflation in the Consumer12 Pricesmonths Indexto September as published by the Office for National Statistics.

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).

Updates to this page

Published 4 November 2021
Last updated 1 April 20252026 + show all updates

  2. 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%

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Update history

2026-04-01 12:00
Added the charging scheme for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

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.