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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

Commons · Question 122059 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department has provided to members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on the relationship between the UK ETS maritime extension and potential CBAM impacts prior to the Asse

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Answered by Chris McDonald, 23 Mar 2026

The Common Understanding published in May 2025 following the UK-EU Summit with the EU to work towards establishing a link between the UK ETS and the EU ETS. This sets out the parameters for a linking agreement, including that the link should apply in resp...