EU Emissions Trading Scheme and UK Emissions Trading Scheme
(asked on 27th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she will update the economic assessment of linking the UK and EU emissions trading systems.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 4th November 2026
As set out in PQ 104923, Government analysis indicates that linking the UK and EU emissions trading systems could stimulate economic growth. We will not be able to provide a full assessment of the impacts whilst negotiations are ongoing.