UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Isle of Wight
Commons · Question 1261 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments her Department has made on the potential impact the UK Emissions Trading Scheme maritime expansion will have on transport and supply chain costs to and from the Isle of Wight.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 22 May 2026
As set out in the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy, emissions pricing is a vital policy to decarbonise the sector and expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to domestic maritime was assessed on a scheme wide basis.The Impact Assessment conclu...