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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Commons · Question 29114 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to align carbon pricing under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Feb 2025

Under the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK Government and EU agreed to give serious consideration to linking our respective carbon pricing schemes and to cooperate on carbon pricing. As part of our reset with the EU the Governmen...