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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

Commons · Question 111817 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109207, whether she plans to publish a breakdown of UK Emissions Trading Scheme receipts derived from maritime emissions alongside Government expenditure support

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Feb 2026

Receipts from the UK ETS derive from the sale of UK ETS allowances at fortnightly auctions at the prevailing market price. The OBR have estimated 2024-25 receipts to be £3.4bn. ETS operators can buy and sell allowances - including free allocation - on the...