Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 26
26
Accepted
Aviation emissions offsetting mechanisms offer only a temporary, stopgap solution.
Conclusion
Offsetting mechanisms, such as CORSIA, may provide an interim step towards contributing to the removal from the atmosphere of the emissions attributable to UK aviation. We commend the Government on the work it has already undertaken at international level to secure an agreement on an international offsetting mechanism. More remains to be done, and the use of offsets to address aviation emissions is at best a stopgap measure until more effective and high-quality technologies to achieve permanent greenhouse gas removals are available. (Paragraph 161) 54 Net zero and the UK aviation sector Closing the aviation emissions gap
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the committee's observation, detailing its leading role in the ICAO CAAF/3 agreement for a 5% global aviation fuel emissions reduction target by 2030, which enshrined the CORSIA sustainability approach for SAF as a comprehensive international standard.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 3 April 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗