Question follow-through · 32654
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using bunker oil to power large ships on busy waterways on air quality.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using bunker oil to power large ships on busy waterways on air quality.
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2025
Answer published
The main pollutants affecting air quality from bunker fuels are nitrous oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SOx) and particulate matter (PM). These pollutants are well understood and international regulations have been in place for several years. The Internati...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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