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Written question asked by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 21 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 March 2025. It was answered by Mike Kane (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Ports and Shipping: Carbon Emissions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help the (a) ports and (b) shipping industries (a) cut emissions and (b) transition to clean fuels.

Answer

We have recently published our Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy that sets out our plans to decarbonise the domestic maritime sector. This Strategy includes a package of policy and regulatory measures across both the port and shipping industries. Reducing emissions builds on the increased efficiency of operators, combined with a transition to cleaner zero, and near-zero greenhouse gas emission fuels and energy sources, and this Strategy considers the role of these fuels, and how we will support their uptake.

All policies laid out in the Strategy will be developed further and will be subject to formal consultation before implementation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40169
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Ports Carbon emissions Shipping Alternative fuels
Link
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