Kerry McCarthy Labour MP for Bristol East
Alongside Labour’s Shadow Climate Change Minister, I have written to the Government to call on them to formally include International Aviation and Shipping emissions in the next carbon budget and the UK’s net zero emissions target.
These emissions count for 11% of UK emissions, yet we currently don’t have a legal obligation to reduce them on the path to net zero.
We must show climate leadership ahead of hosting the COP26 climate summit later this year and taking responsibility for our share of these international emissions would demonstrate our seriousness in addressing the climate crisis at the global level.