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Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating an emissions trading scheme linkage with the European Union to reduce the costs of achieving net zero.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
24 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating an emissions trading scheme linkage with the European Union to reduce the costs of achieving net zero.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Linking the UK and EU Emission Trading Schemes (ETSs) is expected to reduce costs for UK businesses by providing a cheaper path to net zero. Access to a larger, more liquid and stable carbon market will provide UK business with greater price certainty whi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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