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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to prevent the UK ETS from operating as a pay-to-pollute scheme for maritime operators unable to access decarbonisation infrastructure.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to prevent the UK ETS from operating as a pay-to-pollute scheme for maritime operators unable to access decarbonisation infrastructure.

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Emissions Trading Scheme is a cap-and-trade system with a declining cap that ensures emissions from the traded sector, including the domestic maritime sector, fall in line with the United Kingdom’s statutory net zero commitments. The scheme limits tot...

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