Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16059
Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Julia Buckley
Labour — Shrewsbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help family-run farms with any increased costs associated with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerOverall, the Government expects any impact on UK farmers to be modest. The level of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and impact on fertiliser prices is a function of the effective carbon price under the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) for ferti...
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