Submission to the Transport Committee on the future of aviation

WDM’s submission to the Transport Committee’s inquiry into the future of aviation. This focuses on the points: The UK must reduce its emissions; There is slow progress in doing so; Aviation makes-up 10 per cent of the UK’s contribution to climate change; Projections for growth in aviation emissions make it extremely difficult for the UK to meet its emissions targets; Expansion of aviation requires reductions in emissions from all other sectors, for which there are no plans or policies; Predictions of efficiency improvements are very optimistic; Flying is an activity dominated by the Rich; There is no social justice reason to treat aviation as a special case; Including aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will do little to reduce emissions; Including aviation in the EU ETS will not ensure the UK meets its emissions targets; The global warming costs of aviation will hit poor people across the world the hardest; Equating the global warming costs of aviation solely with economic costs of climate change is unjust.