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UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) maritime rules with the EU ETS to help (a) prevent (i) carbon leakage and (ii) port avoidance and (b) maintain c

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) maritime rules with the EU ETS to help (a) prevent (i) carbon leakage and (ii) port avoidance and (b) maintain c

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has assessed the impacts of expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime. That Impact Assessment concluded that the policy is not expected to materially affect the competitiveness of ports or operators, and that applying t...

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