Transport written question – answered at on 14 July 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of (a) a typical short haul aircraft flying 1,000 miles and (b) a typical long haul aircraft flying 3,000 miles; what assessment he has made of the extent to which such emissions vary according to (i) load factors and (ii) the generation of the aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
In the context of the international debate on aircraft emissions control, the Government have supported research on inventories—the EC AERO2K project—that yield fuel consumption information. Average carbon emissions for typical journeys have not been specifically calculated, but are possible future outputs from inventory work alongside aircraft performance modelling.
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