UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Commons · Question 109700 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) maritime rules with the EU ETS to help (a) prevent (i) carbon leakage and (ii) port avoidance and (b) maintain c
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 3 Feb 2026
The Government has assessed the impacts of expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime. That Impact Assessment concluded that the policy is not expected to materially affect the competitiveness of ports or operators, and that applying t...