UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Commons · Question 109207 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether revenues generated by the inclusion of domestic maritime within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme will be ringfenced for maritime decarbonisation.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 3 Feb 2026
The government is committed to maintaining an ambitious carbon pricing scheme to ensure that polluters continue to pay for their emissions. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme is our key lever to do so. This supports a cost-efficient transition toward net zer...