Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland

(asked on 10th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the value of environmental/carbon border charges that have applied to the movement of electricity from Great Britain to Northern Ireland as a result of moving from Great Britain, located in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, into Northern Ireland, located in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme for the purpose of electricity, as mandated by Article 9 and Annex 4 of the Windsor Framework, for each of the last four financial years.


Answered by
Michael Shanks Portrait
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 15th December 2025

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism does not apply in Northern Ireland and there are therefore no carbon border charges Great Britain-Northern Ireland.

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