UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Commons · Question 109217 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence the Department has that the inclusion of emissions at berth in the UK ETS will lead to emissions reductions in the absence of widespread shore power and alternative fuel availability.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 23 Feb 2026
The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy sets the strategic direction to reduce all domestic maritime emissions, which includes all emissions at berth, and therefore it is important that these emissions are brought into the scope of the UK Emissions Trading ...