Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 99139

Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the value of environmental/carbon border charges that have applied to the movement of electricity from Great Britain to Northern Ireland as a result of moving from Great Britain, loca

Answer

Michael Shanks
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism does not apply in Northern Ireland and there are therefore no carbon border charges Great Britain-Northern Ireland.