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Airports: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Alison TaylorLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 10 February 2026UIN 110162

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to help ensure airports have the capital investment to transition to net zero carbon emissions (a) on their estate and (b) in airport operations.

Answered by Keir Mather

Airport operators are primarily in the private sector and therefore responsible for their own capital investment decisions, including those affecting the decarbonisation of their estates and operations. However, we are working closely with the aviation sector to unblock key barriers to reaching net zero carbon emissions, including through the Jet Zero Taskforce.

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