Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
Varying projections for UK aviation emissions reductions by 2050 lack reliability
Conclusion
The outputs from the modelling undertaken by the Climate Change Committee, the Government and Sustainable Aviation vary as to the projections of likely emissions reductions from UK aviation by 2050. In some instances these variations are substantial, and tend to reduce overall confidence in the reliability of the projections from each source. (Paragraph 52) Net zero and the UK aviation sector 51
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the conclusion about varying emissions projections and outlines specific actions to develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), including introducing a SAF mandate from 2025 requiring 10% SAF by 2030 and investing £135 million through the Advanced Fuels Fund.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government agrees with this recommendation. The Government’s vision is for the UK to be a global leader in the development, production, and use of SAF, allowing us to grow the sector sustainably and achieve net zero flight. Building domestic SAF production capacity represents not only a significant economic opportunity but also a means for strengthening our energy security. The UK will introduce a SAF mandate from 2025, requiring at least 10% of UK aviation fuel to be SAF by 2030. Fuel suppliers will receive awards, (in the form of tradable certificates) for the SAF they supply, proportionate to the GHG savings of their fuel. The mandate will introduce strict sustainability criteria to ensure SAF delivers genuine GHG emission savings. Fuels eligible for award include waste and residue derived biofuels, recycled carbon fuels and power to liquid fuels. Fuel producers will need to evidence the lifecycle emissions of their fuels to receive awards and fuels will need to deliver minimum GHG savings over fossil kerosene. The Government is supporting a UK industry through our £135 million Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) which is supporting 13 first-of-a-kind projects to reach commercial scale by overcoming perceived technological and construction risks. This has set us on the path to achieve our shared ambition of having 5 plants under construction by 20256.