Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 19
19
The UK’s carbon border approach needs to be aligned with the Government’s wider environmental policies,...
Conclusion
The UK’s carbon border approach needs to be aligned with the Government’s wider environmental policies, and integrated into trade, development and fiscal policy. The context for carbon border measures is not fixed, and CBAM in particular represents a new policy lever. It is important that the UK’s design for a carbon border approach include a strategy for ongoing monitoring of its impact, to ensure its objectives are being achieved. (Paragraph 106) 50 Greening imports: a UK carbon border approach
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government agrees with the importance of aligning our approach to carbon leakage with our wider environmental, trade, development, and fiscal policy. We will continue to engage with all the appropriate Cabinet Committees as we consult on a possible UK CBAM, and other possible mitigation measures. We will also continue to work across Government to align any future approach, if implemented, with existing policies, including tax and customs arrangements in Freeports.