Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
Commons · Question 3126 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision not to temporarily exempt the Isle of Wight from the maritime expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme, in line with
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 26 May 2026
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a key and effective policy lever for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the economy and there is a high bar for any exemptions from the scheme. A uniform carbon price applied consistently ensures that emissio...