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Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 89182 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on businesses in Northern Ireland in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027; and what steps her Department is taking

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Nov 2025

From January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM) will apply across the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland. The UK Government included an assessment of business impacts in the 2024 consultation 'Introduction of a UK carbon bo...