Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 121902
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the relative costs to Northern Ireland of a) inclusion of maritime emissions in the UK ETS and (b) potential exposure to the EU Carbon Border Adjust
Answer
Michael ShanksThe published Impact Assessment found the inclusion of maritime activities in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to have a positive net present social value for the UK.Independent analysis by Frontier Economics identified no material risk of carbon leakage, ...
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