Additional financial support announced by the DBT for leading-edge green aerospace projects will support the sector on its journey to net zero, says Logistics UK

Responding to DBT’s announcement that over £100 million of funding will be made available for research and development into ‘greener’ aviation, Alexandra Herdman, Senior Policy Manager at business group Logistics UK, says:

“Logistics UK welcomes the additional financial support announced by the government to develop leading-edge green aerospace projects as the sector continues on its journey to net zero.  

“The aviation sector is notoriously hard to decarbonise and investment in innovative technology will help reduce the amount of carbon offsetting as well as carbon capture and storage that is expected to be required to meet the 2050 target.

“Coupled with the UK government’s commitment to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the new SAF (Revenue Support Mechanism) Bill, this investment into innovation for aerospace is a clear sign that the government is serious about accelerating the transition to net zero aviation.”

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please get in touch – here.