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UK plans 2027 guidance on voluntary carbon credits

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13 Nov 2026, 1:14 am IST1 min read

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The UK government plans to issue guidance in spring 2027 on how businesses use voluntary carbon credits. In its 12 November response to a public consultation, the government said the guidance would cover planning, choosing credits, disclosing how they are used and retiring them so that they cannot be used again.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published the response. The guidance is intended to replace the carbon-market provisions of the existing Environmental Reporting Guidelines. The government said it would review how those provisions treat credits bought from UK and overseas projects and test the new guidance with stakeholders.

The response also sets out work with regulators to form a forum on carbon and nature markets. Its proposed remit includes clarifying who oversees what, sharing information and recommending priorities within existing frameworks. The response describes planned guidance and coordination. The government said it would consider further policy or legislation as the markets develop.

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Credit: UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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