Carbon Emissions: Offshoring
Commons · Question 18726 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing large organisations from offshoring emissions.
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 12 Dec 2024
The Government is working cohesively to address carbon leakage risk across international and domestic actions. The UK’s current main measure to address carbon leakage is free allocation under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which is under review by...