Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 104924

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Claire Coutinho

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the source is for the Government's claim that aligning the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will save British businesses £800 million.

Answer

Chris McDonald

Linking the UK ETS and EU ETS is expected to bring significant economic benefits to the UK. These include providing businesses with access to a larger, stable carbon market; the removal of regulatory barriers in sectors like CO2 storage; supporting UK ren...

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