Clean Energy: Northern Ireland

(asked on 25th February 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on clean energy investment in Northern Ireland of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.


Answered by
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 11th March 2025

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in an implementation period and applies to exports of electricity to the EU but not electricity for the UK market. The EU Commission has said that it intends to finalise the regulation via legislation ahead of the CBAM entering its definitive period.

The UK will continue to engage closely with the EU as it finalises the CBAM and will continue to raise the need for clarity on the practical implementation of the CBAM for trade in electricity, given the challenges involved.

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