May. 24 2024
Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - Plan phaseFound: If no qualifying air carrier has commenced or can demonstrate that it is about to commence sustainable
Report May. 24 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: Sixth Report - Enabling sustainable electrification of the economy HC 278 Report
Correspondence May. 24 2024
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: The Civil Aviation Authority told us that, for new operators entering the market since 2000, the failure
Scrutiny evidence May. 24 2024
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: damaged marine habitats, and AUAR, which uses AI- based design tools to enable builders to manufacture sustainable
May. 23 2024
Source Page: UK Emissions Trading Scheme scope expansion: wasteFound: level playing field across different technologies, whilst supporting innovation and investment in more sustainable
May. 23 2024
Source Page: UK Emissions Trading Scheme scope expansion: wasteFound: This was driven by an increase in aviation activity following the end of the COVID -19 pandemic.
May. 23 2024
Source Page: Integrating greenhouse gas removals in the UK Emissions Trading SchemeFound: consultation will be of interest to individual companies and representatives of industrial, power and aviation
Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the transition to sustainable aviation fuels.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We are supporting the transition to sustainable aviation fuels by taking action to build supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and secure demand.
The SAF Mandate will secure demand for SAF, by obligating the supply of SAF in the overall UK aviation fuel mix. The Mandate will require 2% of UK jet fuel to be made from sustainable sources in 2025, 10% in 2030 and 22% in 2040. It will incentivise SAF supply through the award of tradeable certificates with a cash value.
We are kickstarting a UK SAF industry by allocation £135m through our Advanced Fuels Fund, which is funding thirteen projects to reach completion and supporting our ambition to see five plants under construction in the UK by 2025. We are currently consulting on the introduction of a revenue certainty mechanism, which will help de-risk SAF projects in the UK by addressing barriers to investment in a nascent market.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential barriers to wider deployment of biomass fuels.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government’s Biomass Strategy, published in 2023, analysed biomass availability and recognised that sustainable biomass is a limited resource and there is uncertainty around future availability for use in the UK. It concluded its use should be prioritised where it offers the greatest environmental, economic, and social benefits.
This analysis has been built on in the government’s response to the second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate consultation, published in April 2024. This set out that while biofuels have a significant role to play, international availability of different types of sustainable biomass may limit their total application for the decarbonisation of aviation.
The Government is preparing a Low Carbon Fuel Strategy for future publication.
May. 22 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 April 2024 to 15 May 2024Found: overseas designated pilot examiner coming to assess UK -based pilots to ensure they meet the national aviation