Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 65626

Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of aligning the the UK and EU carbon trading systems on meeting the UK's climate targets.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government is committed to ensuring that any future linkage of the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes remains consistent with the UK’s climate obligations and will not prevent us from pursuing higher ambition. The “Common Understanding” text agreed b...

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