Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 104922

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, what assessment his Department has made of the additional cost to businesses and consumers since the beginning of 2025 arising from increase UK ETS Allowance prices following the announcement

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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