Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will commission a range of forecasts on how air traffic and the associated 20WA greenhouse gas emissions are likely to evolve over the next 30 years. [HL3376]
§ Lord Davies of Oldham:An analysis of forecasts of future trends in aviation's contribution to global warming up to 2050, Aviation and Global Warming, was published by the Department for Transport in February 2004, in support of The Future of Air Transport White Paper.
Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majestys' Government:
Whether the carbon emissions targets in the energy White Paper include the radioactive forcing from emissions from domestic and international aviation. [HL3377]
§ Lord Davies of Oldham:The goal set in the energy White Paper Our energy future—creating a low carbon economy relates to CO2 emissions, and focuses on domestic emissions reductions. While emissions from domestic aviation are taken into account, emissions from international flights do not currently count in the national inventories of greenhouse gas emissions, there being no international agreement yet on ways of allocating such emissions. It is the Government's intention to address the radioactive forcing of aviation emissions in fulfilling their air transport White Paper commitment to ensure that the aviation industry takes account of, and where appropriate reduces, its contribution to global warming.