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Energy: Waste

Commons · Question 80375 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to help prevent waste leakage offshore following the inclusion of Energy from Waste in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme; and whether his Department plan

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 20 Oct 2025

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority consulted on expanding the UK ETS to the waste sector in 2024, including asking for views on managing the risk of increased diversion of waste to export abroad. The interim Authority Response published in Ju...