UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Commons · Question 111830 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109240, what proportion of the estimated costs of extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime are attributable to admi
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 12 Feb 2026
The Impact Assessment estimates £201 million in additional costs over 20 years, with about £179 million, from administrative compliance and around £22 million from emissions reduction investment. Administrative costs are initially higher because around 2,...