The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a professional institution embracing all transport modes whose members are engaged in the provision of transport services for both passengers and freight, the management of logistics and the supply chain, transport planning, government and administration. Our principal concern is that transport policies and procedures should be effective and efficient, based on objective analysis of the issues and practical experience, and that good practice should be widely disseminated and adopted. The Institute has a number of specialist forums, a nationwide structure of locally based groups and a Public Policies Committee which considers the broad canvass of transport policy. This submission draws on contributions principally by the Aviation Policy Group.
Our response to this consultation begins from a basic principle that any target should be capable of being met by activities under the control of the airport. Control can be by direct operation, but also through leases, licences and other forms of legal agreement. Some activities can be influenced by the airport but not controlled, and only those where the influence is significant should be included in the target. We suggest that, in order to be measurable, enforceable and under the control of or significant influence of the airport, the airport land boundary should be the defining feature of the scope of the target. While there may be some airports where the land boundary may not be clear, a boundary can be shown on a map and therefore the activities which take place within it can be known.
Any airport emission target should not be considered in isolation. Many other sectors, locations and activities will have to have similar targets if the various decarbonisation policies are to be implemented. Double counting must be avoided.