AIR TRAVEL AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Early day motion 582, tabled 26 January 2009 by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour). Signed by 15 members.

That this House calls on the Government to commit itself to developing atmospheric carbon capture and sequestration methods so as to provide the technology for all airports to remove every gram of carbon dioxide that aeroplanes emit to the atmosphere; further calls on the Government to commit to an initial investment grant of £60 million to develop a working prototype by 2012; and requests that no further expansion of aviation traffic takes place, including at Heathrow, until such carbon dioxide removal technology is in operation.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Conservative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.