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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Energy Intensive Industries

Commons · Question 60499 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the ability of (a) ceramics manufacturers and (b) other energy intensive industries to meet the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 25 Jun 2025

UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) participants, including those in energy intensive industries such as the ceramics sector, are provided with free allocations to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage and incentivise emissions reduction. The UK ETS Author...