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<p>The Government recognises that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing
challenges we face and we are working to ensure the UK takes a leading role in tackling
it.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018 the Government published a green paper consultation
for a new aviation strategy, ‘Aviation 2050 – The future of UK aviation’. It commits
the Government to ensure that the aviation sector plays its part by limiting greenhouse
gas emissions and contributing to achieving the UK’s domestic and international climate
change obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The green paper also includes a proposal that “<em>planning
applications for capacity growth provide a full assessment of emissions, drawing on
all feasible, cost-effective measures to limit their climate impact and demonstrate
that their project will not have a material impact on the Government’s ability to
meet its carbon reduction targets</em>”. However, this proposal is still subject to
consultation and is not yet the Government’s policy. The consultation closes on 20
June.</p><p> </p><p>On 2 May the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published advice
to government, recommending the UK legislates for a 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions
target. We await aviation specific advice from the CCC and will take this into consideration
in the development of Aviation 2050, which is due to be published later this year.</p><p><strong>
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