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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 694

Climate Change

The Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026

Made

25th June 2026

Coming into force

26th June 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(4) and (5) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (“the Act”)(1).

A draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with sections 11(6) and 91(1) of the Act.

Before the draft was so laid, the Secretary of State—

(a)

took into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change under section 34(1)(b) of the Act in relation to the 2028-2032 budgetary period in accordance with section 11(7)(a) of the Act; and

(b)

consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 11(7)(b) of the Act.(2)

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

Limit on the net amount of carbon units

2.—(1) The limit on the net amount of carbon units(3) that may be credited to the net UK carbon account for the 2028-2032 budgetary period is 0 carbon units.

(2) Carbon units credited to or debited from the net UK carbon account in connection with the operation of the EU ETS in respect of each year of the 2028-2032 budgetary period in accordance with regulations made under section 27(3) of the Act do not count towards the limit in paragraph (1).

(3) In this article, “ EU ETS ” means the EU Emissions Trading System established by of the European Parliament and of the Council( Directive 2003/87/EC 4 ) and includes any replacement for that emissions trading system that has effect for any part of the 2028-2032 budgetary period.

Katie White

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

25th June 2026

(2)

See the definitions of “national authority” and “the relevant Northern Ireland department” in sections 95(1) and 96(1) of the Act.

(3)

“Carbon unit” has the meaning given to it in section 26(1) of the Act.

(4)

OJ No. L 275, 25.10.2003, p.32; as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/795 (OJ No. L 795, 29.2.2024, p.1).

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
The Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 (2026/694)
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