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UIN 24945
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
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20 January 2025
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28 January 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme 's allowance allocation policy on (a) carbon leakage and (b) the offshoring of emissions.
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20 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme 's allowance allocation policy on (a) carbon leakage and (b) the offshoring of emissions.
Source: Commons
28 January 2025
Answer
The provision of Free Allocation under the UK ETS mitigates the risk of carbon leakage and associated offshoring of emissions by reducing industrial sectors’ exposure to the carbon price. The UK ETS Authority is reviewing Free Allocation policy to ensure ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/24945
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1756709
- uk · wq-1756709 · source updated 28 January 2025