UK to include aviation emission in carbon budget

The UK Government has announced that it intends to “set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels”. Under the new target, emissions from the UK Shipping Industry and the aviation industry will be included in the carbon budget for the first time. The announcement has been made ahead of the major US summit on Thursday 22nd April where President Joe Biden is expected to set out a new US target for reducing emissions. And also feeds into the Government’s plan to take a lead on climate change