The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will consider hydrogen-
and electric-powered aviation as it continues taking evidence on
the Net Zero Aviation and Shipping inquiry.
On the first panel, MPs will focus on the current potential of
zero emission flight and the required infrastructure. The
Committee will hear from Heathrow Airport, Airbus, Government
transport innovation agency Connected Places Catapult, and Zero
Avia, the first company in the world to develop a
hydrogen-powered flight. On the second panel, representatives
from NGOs Possible and the Aviation Environment Federation will
discuss the need for strategies to reduce demand for flights.
In July the Government committed to support the development of
new and zero carbon UK aircraft technology, and published its
Jet Zero Consultation
on the aviation sector reaching net zero by 2050. The
consultation proposes no policies encouraging customers to fly
less. As well as being responsible for 2.5 per cent of global
carbon emissions, aviation accounts for 3.5 per cent of global
warming through its impact on ozone, methane, water vapour, soot,
sulphur aerosols, and water contrails.
Witnesses from 14:00:
- Matt Gorman, Director of Carbon Strategy, Heathrow Airport
- Glenn Llewellyn, Vice President, Zero Emission Aircraft,
Airbus
- Hannah Tew, Director of Air Mobility, Connected Places
Catapult
- Val Miftakhov, Founder & CEO, Zero Avia
Witnesses from 15:10:
- Tim Johnson, Director, Aviation Environment Federation
- Leo Murray, Director of Innovation, Possible
