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<p>In December 2018, the Government published a green paper consultation on its new
aviation strategy, Aviation 2050. The strategy proposes a comprehensive approach to
tackling aviation’s carbon emissions, taking into account the UK’s domestic and international
obligations to ensure that aviation contributes its fair share to action on climate
change. The white paper will be published later this year and will take into account
recent advice from the Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports
a range of measures to achieve its 2050 vision of reducing aviation carbon emissions,
including efficiency improvements in technology, operations and air traffic management,
use of renewable fuels and market-based measures.</p><p> </p><p>Recently, the Government
extended eligibility for rewards under the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO)
to aviation fuels, and is making available up to £20 million of matched capital funding
to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels to be used for aviation
and Heavy Goods Vehicles through the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition
(F4C).</p><p> </p><p>The UK was instrumental in reaching agreement on the global carbon
offsetting measure for aviation (CORSIA) in 2016 and continues to be actively involved
in negotiating for a scheme that is environmentally effective and robust. The green
paper also states that the UK will encourage ICAO to agree a long term emissions reduction
goal at its 41st Assembly in 2022.</p><p> </p>
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