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When does free allocation end?

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2034 — completely. The schedule (Reg. 2023/956): 97.5% free in 2026, 90% in 2028, 51.5% in 2030, 26.5% in 2032, 14% in 2033, 0% in 2034.

From our guide: Carbon Pricing & CBAM — full context, charts and sources there.

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How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.