Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18726
Carbon Emissions: Offshoring
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing large organisations from offshoring emissions.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyThe Government is working cohesively to address carbon leakage risk across international and domestic actions. The UK’s current main measure to address carbon leakage is free allocation under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which is under review by...
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