VoteClimate: Airport Expansion - 29th January 2025

Airport Expansion - 29th January 2025

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Airport Expansion.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-01-29/debates/25012952000013/AirportExpansion

Heidi Alexander (Labour)

The Government are committed to ensuring that the economic benefits of airport expansions are delivered in a way that considers and addresses environmental and social responsibilities. We are already making great strides in transitioning to greener aviation. Earlier this month, the SAF mandate became law, requiring 2% of this year’s aviation fuel supply to be from sustainable sources, with the targets reaching 10% in 2030 and 22% in 2040. SAF is one of the key measures required to reach net zero emissions from aviation by 2050; it reduces greenhouse gas emissions by around 70%, on average, when replacing fossil kerosene—jet fuel.

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