Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 36775

Airports: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on the ability of the UK to meet its net zero targets.

Answer

Mike Kane

The government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting our climate change obligations, as set out in the Climate Change Act. Delivering greener transport to help make Britain a clean energy superpower is a Department for Transport priority. ...

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