Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94379

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether it is possible to carbon offset all flights; and what are the commercial or other mechanisms for doing so.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government is supportive of the role of carbon markets in driving cost-effective decarbonisation of the aviation sector, including through the global carbon offsetting scheme, CORSIA, and aviation’s inclusion in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS...

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