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<p>In December 2018 the Government published a green paper on its new aviation strategy,
‘Aviation 2050 – The future of UK aviation’. This included proposals for tackling
aviation’s carbon emissions, taking into account the UK’s domestic and international
obligations.</p><p> </p><p>One of the potential carbon abatement measures consulted
on in the green paper is to ask airports to publish league tables of the environmental
efficiency of airport and airline operations.</p><p> </p><p>The public consultation
on the green paper closed on 20 June 2019, and the department will now consider the
responses and assess the merits of the potential carbon abatement measures to determine
which will be taken forward. The final Aviation 2050 strategy will present a clear
approach to carbon abatement and ensure that aviation contributes its fair share to
action on climate change. It is due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Aggregate
airline emissions are already published at a European level through the EU Emission
Trading System (ETS). Reporting coverage will be expanded under the International
Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International
Aviation (CORSIA) which includes all airline emissions on international routes. The
first emissions data for CORSIA will be available during 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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