Carbon Price in United Kingdom 2026 — ETS, Tax & CBAM Exposure

Instrument

How carbon is priced in United Kingdom

Carbon Price Support adds £18/t for power generators on top of UK ETS.

Real facilities

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in United Kingdom

At the EU ETS price of €80.01/t, this CO2 corresponds to an indicative carbon value of:

Facility	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Gross value (full)
Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant	2,871,723	€216.4M
British Steel Scunthorpe plant	2,460,320	€185.4M
INEOS , Grangemouth	1,253,878	€94.5M
Hope Cement Plant	717,958	€54.1M
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. , Mossmorran Fife	696,425	€52.5M

Gross value = all tracked CO2 × the carbon price; it is a ranking aid, not a liability. Emissions: Climate TRACE satellite estimates (2023) — indicative, not verified declarations. CBAM falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, at the phased-in share (2.5% in 2026 → 100% by 2034). More: IndustryAtlas.

CBAM-exposed industries

Pathways for the sectors that pay at the border

Aluminium

≈1.6 t CO2/t direct + power — the Gulf's flagship CBAM exposure.

Steel

1.9 t/t integrated — route choice decides the CBAM bill.

Cement

0.7 t/t, two-thirds process CO2.

Fertilizers

≈2 t CO2/t NH3 — hydrogen chemistry.

Hydrogen

9–11 t/t grey — CBAM from day one.

CBAM — the guide

Phase-in table, default values, what to do now.

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🇬🇧 Carbon price in United Kingdom (2026)

How carbon is priced in United Kingdom

Largest CBAM-sector emitters in United Kingdom

Pathways for the sectors that pay at the border