Luton Airport

(asked on 14th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct a review of the adequacy of the Jet Zero strategy in the context of approved expansion of aircraft capacity at Luton Airport.


Answered by
Keir Mather Portrait
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 22nd May 2026

The government is committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050. In line with a precautionary approach to estimating the level of future carbon emissions from aviation, and to reflect the uncertainty around future developments in this area, the department includes all known airport expansion plans, including Luton, when modelling aviation emissions under different technology uptake scenarios. This was the case for the Carbon Budget Growth and Delivery Plan for Carbon Budgets 4-6 published in October 2025 and the 2022 Jet Zero Strategy. We continue keep our approach to aviation decarbonisation under review to ensure we can meet our climate obligations.

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