UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Commons · Question 109240 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of whether the administrative costs of extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime represent value for money relative to the expected abatement
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 4 Feb 2026
The Government’s Impact Assessment explains that the aggregate administrative cost of extending the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime appears high because including all at berth emissions brings a large number of operators into ...