EU Emissions Trading Scheme
(asked on 22nd July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to seek a formal link between the UK and EU emissions trading schemes to exempt British manufacturers from the upcoming EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answered by
Baroness Curran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 4th August 2026
The UK and EU agreed to work towards linking their respective Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs) at the May 2025 UK-EU Summit. Negotiations began late last year and are on-going. A significant benefit of a linking agreement would be the creation of the conditions needed for mutual exemptions from our respective CBAM regimes.