Written questions

Heathrow Airport: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 28778 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport (a) expansion and (b) increased flight traffic on reducing emissions to meet net-zero targets.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 11 Feb 2025

The government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting our climate change obligations, as set out in the Climate Change Act. Delivering greener transport to help make Britain a clean energy superpower is a Department for Transport priority. ...