In 2024, EU-ETS freely allocated allowances for all stationary installations totaled 507 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) – a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. The supply of allowances allocated for free has been falling each year since the second trading period ended in 2012. The EU Emissions Trading System is a carbon credit market used to mitigate climate change, and one of the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) freely allocated allowances for stationary installations from 2005 to 2024
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Only including stationary installations, not including aviation
Supplementary notes
Covers emissions for all countries participating in the EU ETS, as well as the Innovation fund, Modernisation Fund, NER 300 auctions, and Recovery and Resilience Facility. Figures have been rounded.
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EEA. (May 19, 2025). EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) freely allocated allowances for stationary installations from 2005 to 2024 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315710/eu-emissions-trading-system-ets-freely-allocated-allowances/
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EEA. "Eu Emissions Trading System (Ets) Freely Allocated Allowances for Stationary Installations from 2005 to 2024 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315710/eu-emissions-trading-system-ets-freely-allocated-allowances/
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EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) freely allocated allowances for stationary installations from 2005 to 2024 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EEA, May 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315710/eu-emissions-trading-system-ets-freely-allocated-allowances/
