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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

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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,...