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Ferries: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 101212 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators are supported to meet the goals of the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 5 Jan 2026

The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy sets out a pathway to zero emissions by 2050, and interim goals in 2030 and 2040. To support the sector transition to zero, and near-zero, emission fuels, the Strategy sets out a number of key policies including; expa...