Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109217

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence the Department has that the inclusion of emissions at berth in the UK ETS will lead to emissions reductions in the absence of widespread shore power and alternative fuel availability.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy sets the strategic direction to reduce all domestic maritime emissions, which includes all emissions at berth, and therefore it is important that these emissions are brought into the scope of the UK Emissions Trading ...

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