questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision not to temporarily exempt the Isle of Wight from the maritime expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme, in line with Scottish islands, due to the lack of available grid capacity for domestic ferry operators to decarbonise their lifeline operations through electric ferries.
answerText: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a key and effective policy lever for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the economy and there is a high bar for any exemptions from the scheme. A uniform carbon price applied consistently ensures that emissio...
heading: Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme