Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation on published on 14 July 2021, what proportion of the aviation sector’s carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is expected to come from (a) engineered carbon dioxide removal technologies and (b) natural systems, in (i) 2040 and (ii) 2050.

The Jet Zero Strategy will prioritise in-sector reductions through operational improvements and technological advancements, then seek to address residual carbon emissions through greenhouse gas removals.

At this stage, deployment trajectories for different greenhouse gas removal technologies are uncertain. We do not have a breakdown of how much carbon dioxide we expect to be removed through engineered technologies versus natural systems.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is developing policy for the demonstration and deployment of greenhouse gas removals which will help inform our trajectory to net zero aviation by 2050.