Call for evidence outcome

Towards a market for low emissions industrial products: call for evidence

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 6 December 2021
• Last updated: 21 July 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

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Towards a market for low emissions industrial products: call for evidence summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We will use the evidence gathered, together with further stakeholder discussions in the UK and abroad, to develop our policy proposals for consultation.

BEIS and the Treasury intend to consult later this year on a range of carbon leakage mitigation options. This will include the policies explored in this Call for Evidence, as well as whether measures such as product standards and a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) could be appropriate tools in the UK’s policy mix.

We received 59 responses to this call for evidence from a diverse range of groups, including:

• environmental non-government organisations (NGOs)
• heavy industries
• academic institutions
• standards bodies
• devolved administrations
• local authorities
• professional firms involved in architecture, construction and other services
• trade associations
• the transport industry

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Original call for evidence

Summary

We're calling for evidence on the design and implementation of policies that can encourage the market for low emissions industrial products to grow.

This call for evidence ran from
9:30am on 6 December 2021 to 11:45pm on 28 February 2022

Call for evidence description

Following the commitments made in the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, this call for evidence asks for information and views on the design and implementation of policies that can support the growth of a market for low emissions industrial products.

The questions cover:

• how low emissions products can be defined
• the sectoral and product scope of the policies
• the reporting of emissions necessary to facilitate these policies
• how these policies can best be implemented

Our aim is to gather evidence from a broad range of UK and international manufacturers, buyers of industrial products and other experts, to enable development of successful proposals that work for the whole of the UK.

Demand-side policies for industrial decarbonisation

To provide additional context, we commissioned a review of the design and effects of relevant product standards, labelling schemes and procurement policies in other countries and the private sector.

The attached report highlights cross-cutting elements of policy design and implementation, and contains recommendations for policy makers. Please read this alongside the call for evidence for more details on how and where these types of policies have already been implemented.

See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Documents

Towards a market for low emissions industrial products: call for evidence

PDF, 596 KB, 50 pages

Demand-side policies for industrial decarbonisation: a review of the function and effects of labelling schemes, product standards and procurement policies (accessible PDF)

PDF, 482 KB, 49 pages

Demand-side policies for industrial decarbonisation: a review of the function and effects of labelling schemes, product standards and procurement policies

PDF, 3.84 MB, 45 pages

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Published 6 December 2021
Last updated 21 July 2022 + show all updates

1. 21 July 2022

   Summary of responses published.

2. 6 December 2021

   First published.