Inclusion of International Aviation and Shipping Emissions in Carbon Budgets

At 10.15 am

• David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change

At 10.45 am

• Dr Andy Jefferson, Programme Director, Sustainable Aviation
• Andrew Herdman, Board Member, Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) and Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
• Dr Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK
• David Balston, Director of Safety and Environment, UK Chamber of Shipping

At 11.30 am

• Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and officials
• Rupert Furness, Deputy Director and Head of Environment Strategy, and Emma Campbell, Deputy Director, Environment and International Transport Economics, Department for Transport

Timings are approximate.

The session will explore a range of issues, including:

• The rationale for the CCC’s recommendation to include international aviation and shipping emissions in carbon budgets
• The environmental impact of the measure on UK and international climate change targets
• The cost of delivering carbon budgets including international aviation and shipping emissions
• Impacts on industry and UK competitiveness
• Government response to the recommendation