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UK backs eight-point initiative to limit climate impact of aviation

Government
Will Payne
11 November 2021

The UK government has signed an eight-point declaration in a bid to tackle aviation’s climate footprint.

The airlines will engage in negotiations on the possible pre-purchase of verified carbon removal credits starting in 2025 through to 2028

The "International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition" was introduced at Cop26 and has been signed by 21 other member states, including Canada, France, Japan and Italy.

In agreeing to the declaration, the signatories will acknowledge the impact Covid-19 continues to have on the sector and the need to develop initiatives that enable the aviation industry to "continue to build back better" and grow in a "sustainable manner".

It will also emphasise that international action on tackling aviation emissions is "essential", given the global nature of the sector.