Net zero aviation and shipping

Environmental Audit Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Jul 2021 Closed: 13 Mar 2025 Parliament page
Aviation and shipping pose major challenges to reducing emissions. Together they account for 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions and on current trends, aviation will be the largest emitting sector by 2050. The Government has set ambitious targets to reach net zero emissions by 2050 for the UK’s share of … Read more
32 Recommendations
38 Conclusions
2 Reports
5 Oral sessions
3 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 17 events
13 Mar
2025
Correspondence
13 Feb
2025
Report published
13 Feb
2025
Correspondence
29 May
2024
Report published
3 Apr
2024
Report published
21 Dec
2023
Report published
9 Jun
2022
Correspondence
18 May
2022
Oral evidence
18 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
30 Mar
2022
Oral evidence
30 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
26 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
18 May 2022
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Panel 1; Panel 3
Eamonn Beirne · Department for Transport Emma Gilthorpe · Jet Zero Council Holly Greig · Department for Transport Lee Rowley · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Paul Griffiths · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Robert Courts · Department for Transport Sophie Lane · Aerospace Technology Institute
30 Mar 2022
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Andy Cornell · Renewable Transport Fuel Association David Morgan · easyJet Dr Neville Hargreaves · Velocys Helena Bennett · Green Alliance Hemant Mistry · International Air Transport Association Jonathon Counsell · International Airlines Group Mr Jonathan Hinkles · Loganair Paddy Lowe · Zero Petroleum
26 Jan 2022
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Alex Clark · Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford Dr Tristan Smith · UCL Energy Institute Guy Platten · International Chamber of Shipping Katharine Palmer · Lloyd's Register Michael Parker · Citi Mike McCartain · Associated British Ports
1 Dec 2021
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Glenn Llewellyn · Airbus Hannah Tew · Connected Places Catapult Leo Murray · Possible Matt Gorman · Heathrow Airport Tim Johnson · Aviation Environment Federation Val Miftakhov · ZeroAvia
27 Oct 2021
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Panel 1; Panel 2
Anna Ziou · UK Chamber of Shipping Chris Young · Rolls-Royce Dr Andy Jefferson · Sustainable Aviation Dr Chika Miyoshi · Cranfield University Sarah Kenny · Maritime UK Simon Bullock · Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Net zero and UK shipping HC 509 29 May 2024 33 Responded
Third Report - Net zero and the UK aviation sector HC 404 21 Dec 2023 37 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
33 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Net zero and the UK…
Climate Change Committee urges development of aviation demand management policy and technology options.
The Climate Change Committee has argued that demand-side measures have an important role to play in ensuring that the aviation sector delivers the necessary emissions reductions and that risks in the current approach are mitigated. That Committee has therefore urged … Read more
Government Response
The government notes the recommendation but rejects directly limiting aviation growth, stating the Jet Zero Strategy focuses on new fuels and technology. They will only consider further measures if the sector is not meeting emissions reductions trajectory.
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Government Response AI assessment · 66 of 32 classified
Accepted 29
Accepted in Part 11
Acknowledged 9
Deferred 16
Rejected 1
Total 32 recs + 38 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
13 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Government's Response to the Seventh Report from the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2023–24, on Net zero and UK shipping, dated 3 March 2025
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13 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Secretary of State for Transport, relating to the Government's Response to the Seventh Report from the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2023–24, on Net zero and UK shipping, dated 12 February 2025
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9 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security), Department for Transport, relating to the impact on aviation emissions in relation to the changes to rates for Air Passenger Duty banding, dated 27 May 2022
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