Recommendation 23

If the Government proceeds with airport expansion it should set out to the Committee in its response to this report, in-depth analysis on: • How it will ensure carbon costs will reach the level the Government expected in the Jet Zero Strategy. It should also set out a realistic timeline and a plan in the event that these targets become unachievable; 46 • The emissions savings it considers can be delivered by the aviation sector through technological development such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel, including the most recent risk register for these innovations; • The penalties, such as fines, the Government will impose on the aviation sector if it fails to meet the Jet Zero Strategy targets; • The level of emissions targets it will set for the sector in relation to international flights and how it will monitor and enforce those targets; and, • What environmental mitigations will be put in place if the sector fails to decarbonise. (Recommendation, Paragraph 110)