Nov 25, 2016
Heathrow third runway 'to breach climate change laws'
The Committee on Climate Change says the business plan for Heathrow projects a 15% increase in aviation emissions by 2050. The Committee on Climate Change is a statutory body set up to advise the UK government on emissions targets. The committee also says that in making the decision to allow a third runway at Heathrow, ministers appear to have jettisoned their policy that aviation emissions in 2050 would be frozen at 2005 levels. Already since 1990, aviation emissions have doubled while economy-wide emissions have reduced by more than a third. "Our commitment to meeting our Climate Change Act target of an at least 80% emissions reduction below 1990 levels by 2050 is as strong as ever."
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