Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 109700

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) maritime rules with the EU ETS to help (a) prevent (i) carbon leakage and (ii) port avoidance and (b) maintain c

Answer

Chris McDonald

The Government has assessed the impacts of expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime. That Impact Assessment concluded that the policy is not expected to materially affect the competitiveness of ports or operators, and that applying t...

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