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1713242

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what purchases her Department made of international carbon credits in the most recent five years for which figures are available; and what the average cost per tonne of CO2 was.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	23342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>DESNZ compensates for emissions associated with the flights taken by Ministers and their support staff by purchasing high quality international carbon credits, annually and in arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is close to finalising its first purchase of international carbon credits in respect of emissions from the Department’s creation to the end of last year.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) purchased 151 carbon credits to compensate for the emissions associated with flights taken in 2021 by BEIS Ministers and their support staff. This was at a cost of £1,394.89, making the cost per tonne £9.24.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/05/2024 11:27:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1713243

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what purchases her Department made of international carbon credits in the most recent five years for which figures are available; and what the average cost per tonne of CO2 was.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	23343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department has not purchased any carbon credits since its inception in February 2023.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 01/05/2024 15:15:15 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1712713

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) barriers to achieving net zero and (b) solutions the Net Zero Council has identified; and what steps the Government is taking to support the council's work.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	22913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council has met four times since it was established in 2023. As a strategic partnership between government, business and finance it has catalysed action across the economy. Under its leadership, industry-led roadmaps representing around 80% of UK territorial emissions have been produced in line with clear, consistent guidelines developed by the Council. The Council has also taken action to tackle issues and address barriers, including supporting the re-launch of the UK Business Climate Hub which provides information and resources to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/04/2024 05:55:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697000

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many additional skilled workers will be needed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	19393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s policy and spending ambitions will support up to 480,000 jobs in 2030, with over 80,000 green jobs currently being supported or in the pipeline across the UK as a result of new government policies and spending.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made an assessment of the number of additional skilled workers needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:29:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1694763

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to undertake a review of the criteria used to determine which industries are included in its carbon border adjustment mechanism proposals.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	17718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The government will implement a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2027 to ensure that UK decarbonisation efforts lead to a true reduction in global emissions. The CBAM will apply a carbon price to relevant imported goods at risk of carbon leakage from the following sectors: aluminium, cement, ceramics, fertiliser, glass, hydrogen, iron &amp; steel.</p><p>In making the decision around the initial sectoral scope of the UK CBAM, the government looked primarily at three factors: inclusion in the UK ETS as the purpose of the CBAM is to ensure a comparable treatment of imported goods and domestic products from a carbon pricing perspective, carbon leakage risk, and feasibility and effectiveness.</p><p>The scope of the UK CBAM will be kept under review. Further details on the design and delivery of a UK CBAM, including the precise list of products in scope within the announced sectors, will be the subject of consultation in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 13/03/2024 15:49:46 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1693901

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the recommendations in the report entitled Fixing the Carbon Leak published by the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness in July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	17130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomed and noted the Commission’s report, which made recommendations on a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). In December 2023, the Government announced that it would implement a CBAM by 2027 and consult further on this in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2023, the UK ETS Authority launched consultations on the approach to both free allocation and market policy, seeking views on how the Authority can best target support to industrial sectors at risk of carbon leakage and on market stability mechanisms, including the design of the cost containment mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:22:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1692506

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy not to carry forward surplus emissions from the Third Carbon Budget into future carbon budgets.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	16244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has overachieved on all its carbon budgets to date. As required under the Climate Change Act, the Government has consulted the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and Devolved Administrations (DAs). The Government will consider the CCC and DAs’ responses and make a decision ahead of the statutory deadline of 31 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/03/2024 07:13:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1692542

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	16066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Chancellor of the Exchequer engage regularly on matters related to business and trade objectives, including supporting businesses to invest, grow and export.</p><p>In December 2023 the Government set out its intention to implement a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism by 2027, explaining that further details on its design and delivery will be subject to consultation this year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/03/2024 16:53:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1682896

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress she has made on meeting the 2015 net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	10085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has met all its carbon budgets to date. The Government is committed to its carbon budgets and Nationally Determined Contribution, which keep the UK on track to meet net zero in 2050.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2024 11:44:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1680740

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what methodologies her Department uses to measure the UK's contribution to global carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero uses a range of respected international data to support its evidence base. These sources, including estimates produced by Climate Watch, PRIMAP and the EDGAR database consistently show that UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions account for less than 1% of the annual global total.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2024 09:38:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell