Metals: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 39564 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of differentiating the emissions associated between pre- and post-consumer scrap metal in the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 24 Mar 2025
As set out in our response to the consultation on the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), imported scrap products within the aluminum and iron & steel sectors will not be within scope of the CBAM, upon introduction from 1 Janu...