Committees

Net zero aviation and shipping

Inquiry

Aviation and shipping pose major challenges to reducing emissions. Together they account for 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions and on current trends, aviation will be the largest emitting sector by 2050. The Government has set ambitious targets to reach net zero emissions by 2050 for the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping.

This inquiry will look at the ability of technologies, fuels and operational efficiencies to reduce both sector’s emissions and what Government action is needed at a national and international level to meet its stated targets.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 10:59pm on 3 September 2021.

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Past events

Wednesday 18 May 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Net zero aviation and shipping - Oral evidence 18 May 2022
2:15pm
  • Emma Gilthorpe (CEO at Jet Zero Council)
  • Sophie Lane (Chief Relationships Officer at Aerospace Technology Institute)
3:15pm
  • Robert Courts (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Transport)
  • Eamonn Beirne (Deputy Director: Maritime Environment, Technology and International at Department for Transport)
  • Holly Greig (Deputy Director: Aviation Decarbonisation Division at Department for Transport)
  • Lee Rowley (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Paul Griffiths (Head of Aerospace Team at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 30 March 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Net zero aviation and shipping - Oral evidence 30 March 2022
2:15pm
  • Helena Bennett (Senior Policy Adviser at Green Alliance)
  • Andy Cornell (Representative at Renewable Transport Fuel Association, and CEO at Advanced Biofuel Solutions)
  • Dr Neville Hargreaves (Vice President, Waste to Fuels at Velocys)
  • Paddy Lowe (Founder and CEO at Zero Petroleum)
3:15pm
  • Jonathon Counsell (Group Head of Sustainability at International Airlines Group)
  • Mr Jonathan Hinkles (Chief Executive at Loganair)
  • Hemant Mistry (Director of Energy Transition at International Air Transport Association)
  • David Morgan (Director of Flight Operations at easyJet)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 26 January 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Net zero aviation and shipping - Oral evidence 26 January 2022
2:15pm
  • Mike McCartain (Group Director of Safety, Marine and Engineering at Associated British Ports)
  • Guy Platten (Secretary General at International Chamber of Shipping)
  • Dr Tristan Smith (Reader in Energy and Shipping at UCL Energy Institute)
3:30pm
  • Alex Clark (Researcher at Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford)
  • Katharine Palmer (Global Head of Sustainability at Lloyd's Register, and High-Level Climate Champion's Shipping Lead at United Nations)
  • Michael Parker (Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore at Citi)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 1 December 2021
1:45pm Private
2:00pm Public
Net zero aviation and shipping - Oral evidence 1 December 2021
2:00pm
  • Matt Gorman (Director of Carbon Strategy at Heathrow Airport)
  • Glenn Llewellyn (Vice President, Zero Emission Aircraft at Airbus)
  • Val Miftakhov (Founder & CEO at ZeroAvia)
  • Hannah Tew (Director of Air Mobility at Connected Places Catapult)
3:10pm
  • Leo Murray (Director of Innovation at Possible)
  • Tim Johnson (Director at Aviation Environment Federation)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: eacom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environmental Audit Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA