Response to 'Jet Zero'- Strategy for net zero aviation

This consultation aimed to:

• decarbonise aviation in a way that preserves the benefits of air travel
• maximise the opportunities that decarbonisation can bring

Essex's response to the consultation:

• Domestic aviation targets to reach net zero by 2040 are not ambitious enough and the strategy is almost entirely reliant on technological innovations
• Review should be aligned to the rest of the economy’s carbon budgeting process. Aviation should be managed within, not separate from, the current carbon governance framework.
• very little in this strategy that relates to the level of ambition required as part of the UK’s plan to address the climate emergency
• The government's repsonse doesnt consider policies to manage the demand for freight or the significance of UK passengers in the passenger carbon footprint

Government response to the consultation: