Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected — 28 Oct 2008 at 20:45

The majority of MPs voted against adding a new clause^[1] to the Climate Change Bill which said:

• The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a report including -
• annual projections of the level of emissions he expects to arise from international aviation and shipping which are the result of UK economic activity
• an explanation of the methodology used to make this emissions projection, and
• the way in which any carbon budgets have been adjusted to take account of such projections.

The purpose of the clause is to expose the seemingly special consideration which has often been granted to aviation over all other sectors of the economy.^[2] The objection to the clause was that recording shipping emissions is particularly difficult.^[3]

The Conservative Party almost entirely abstained from this vote.

• [1] New Clause 14 - International aviation and shipping emissions, House of Commons, 28 October 2008
• [2] Steve Webb MP, House of Commons, 28 October 2008
• [3] Joan Ruddock MP, House of Commons, 28 October 2008

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