Jet Zero Taskforce

The Jet Zero Taskforce will provide strategic leadership and take an outcome-focussed, whole systems approach to support innovation, economic growth and the decarbonisation of the UK aviation sector.

The Jet Zero Taskforce brings together government and stakeholders from the UK aviation sector to:

1) Support the development, production, commercialisation and use of sustainable aviation fuels in the UK and globally.

2) Facilitate the development and deployment of zero emission aircraft in the UK, including through unlocking regulatory, infrastructure and commercialisation barriers.

3) Explore opportunities to make efficiency gains in reducing carbon emissions across the whole UK aviation system, including through development and deployment of more efficient aircraft, and the potential for greater operational efficiencies.

4) Consider the aviation sector’s future demand for energy, feedstocks, hydrogen and greenhouse gas removals.

5) Recognise that aviation has significant non-CO2 impacts on the climate, with further work required to strengthen our scientific understanding and develop approaches to mitigate their impact.

Chair

The Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP, Transport Secretary

Plenary group

Members are:

The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Business and Trade Secretary
Mike Kane MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security, Department for Transport
Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive, Airlines UK
Rob Bishton, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Aviation Authority
Simon Burr MBE, Group Director, Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce
Kevin Craven, Chief Executive Officer, ADS Group
Elizabeth de Jong, Chief Executive Officer, Fuel Industry UK
Karen Dee, Chief Executive, Airports UK
Sean Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, British Airways
Russ Dunn, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Strategy, GKN Aerospace
Prof. Carol Eastwick, Head of Mechanical and Aerospace Systems Research Group, UK Aerospace Research Consortium
Gary Elliot, Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Technology Institute
Luke Farajallah, Chief Executive, Loganair
Paul Greenwood, Chairman Esso UK Ltd, ExxonMobil
Steve Heapy, Chief Executive Officer, Jet2
Dr Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer, LanzaTech
Paul Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
Kenton Jarvis, Chief Executive Officer, easyJet
Tim Johnson, Director, Aviation Environment Federation
Steve Kelly, President, International for 1PointFive
Louise Kingham OBE, UK Head of ‎Country and Senior Vice President for Europe, bp
Julie Kitcher, Executive Vice President Communications and Corporate Affairs, Airbus
Maria Laine, President of Boeing UK, Ireland and Nordic region, Boeing
Prof. David Lee. Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Centre for Aviation, Transport and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University
Rannia Leontaridi, Director General, Director General, Aviation, Maritime, and Security (AMS), Department for Transport
Tom Mackle, UK Airline CEO, DHL
Duncan McCourt, CEO, Sustainable Aviation
Prof. Rob Miller, Director Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Val Miftakhov, Chief Executive Officer, ZeroAvia
Ken O’Toole, Group Chief Executive, Manchester Airports Group
Grant Pearson, Chairman, Renewable Transport Fuel Association
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Change Committee
Elvira Rozajac, Managing Director, Infrastructure and Energy Project Finance, HSBC
Sarah Sharples, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Transport
David Silk, Director Aviation, Department for Transport
Colin Tattam, Director Net Zero and Sustainable Industries, Innovate UK Business Connect
Shai Weiss, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Atlantic
Thomas Woldbye, Chief Executive Officer, Heathrow Airport