Open consultation UK Emissions Trading Scheme Scope Expansion: Maritime

Summary

The purpose of this consultation is:
• To provide more detail and consult on the implementation of how maritime will be incorporated into the UK ETS from 2026.
• To propose and consult on potential future expansion of the UK ETS to additional maritime emissions.

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Consultation description

In March 2022, the UK ETS Authority consulted on a wide range of changes to the scheme, with the aim of ensuring that it can play a key role in reaching net zero targets, while supporting businesses in the transition. This included a consultation on expanding the UK ETS to domestic maritime.

In the July 2023 Response, the Authority confirmed its intention to proceed with its proposal and will expand to include domestic maritime in the scheme from 2026.

We envisage that the inclusion of maritime within the UK ETS could help to overcome a key barrier to decarbonising the sector, which is that the prices of maritime fuels currently do not reflect their environmental costs. Its inclusion within the scheme could also help to strengthen the incentive to adopt low-carbon fuels, and support deployment of fuel-efficient technologies and the introduction of fuel-efficient operating practices.

The purpose of this consultation is:

• To provide more detail and consult on the implementation of how maritime will be incorporated into the UK ETS from 2026.

• To propose and consult on potential future expansion of the UK ETS to additional maritime emissions.