Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 104921

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any cost benefit analysis conducted by his Department on linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme assessed the potential impact of higher UK Allowa

Answer

Chris McDonald
The price of carbon allowances in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme is set by the market.As the conveners of the market the Government is not able to comment on current prices and price movements. Linking the UK ETS and EU ETS is expected to bring significa...

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