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AEF responds to consultation on the future of the CAA’s Aviation Environmental Review

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Before Christmas, the UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), sought views on the future direction of the UK Aviation Environment Review (AER). The first AER was published in 2023, after the responsibility to publish environmental reviews of the UK aviation industry transferred from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to the CAA. The 2023 report looked at the state of environmental protection relating to civil aviation, covering international and domestic regulatory frameworks alongside noise, air pollution and climate change impacts. AEF’s take on the 2023 AER from the start of last year is available here.

The recent consultation focused on two key areas: the overall ambition and aims of the AER, and the nature of the data being reported. 

We broadly agree with the aims of the review and are particularly keen to support the measuring of the sector’s progress against policy, targets and forecasts, alongside holding the government, industry and the CAA accountable when targets aren’t met. We see the forecasting element as a crucial early warning system for sector performance that can help guide future policy measures. Tracking the progress of the sector is crucial in the context of growing passenger numbers and uncertain technology pathways, especially with the limited uptake of demand management initiatives.

In terms of data, we see breaking down climate change, noise and air pollution impacts to the local level as highly important for assessing progress to jet zero targets and for proper reporting of health impacts. Analysing data and effects at the airport level is especially important in light of the continued push for airport expansion nationally. AEF would also support additional reporting on the impacts of non-CO2 emissions, night flights, ultrafine particles and how aviation affects biodiversity. 

The AER has the potential to provide useful opportunities to hold the sector accountable for the environmental damage that it causes and to ensure that any impacts of the policy measures in place are accurately reported to allow the proper assessment of whether government policy is adequate.

The CAA is due to publish a consultation response document alongside a roadmap for the future of the AER in summer 2025. AEF’s full response to the consultation can be found here.

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