Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 109215

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to prevent the UK ETS from operating as a pay-to-pollute scheme for maritime operators unable to access decarbonisation infrastructure.

Answer

Chris McDonald

The Emissions Trading Scheme is a cap-and-trade system with a declining cap that ensures emissions from the traded sector, including the domestic maritime sector, fall in line with the United Kingdom’s statutory net zero commitments. The scheme limits tot...

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