Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 44385

Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the projected carbon emissions resulting from steel imports in the next three years.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The Department estimates future greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon dioxide) on a territorial basis, meaning emissions that occur within UK borders. This is the approach required by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UK’s Climate...
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