Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include indirect non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation, such as climate forcing caused by condensation trails, in the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme.

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) currently captures CO₂ emissions on domestic UK flights, flights from the UK to the EEA and flights between the UK and Gibraltar. We recognise that there is a case for expanding carbon pricing, especially given that the UK ETS will be the world’s first Net Zero carbon cap and trade market, a crucial step towards achieving the UK’s target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The Government continues to support work on aviation’s non-CO₂ emissions, and possible mitigation measures, taking into account their trade-offs with CO₂ and the importance of ensuring that the sector’s total climate impact would be reduced. The Government keeps non-CO₂ emissions under review and reassesses the UK’s policy position as more evidence becomes available.