Aviation and shipping emissions included
Campaigners opposing airport expansion in England have been encouraged by the inclusion of aviation and shipping emissions in the British government's strategy for fighting climate change.
The government has legally committed to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 but wanted to exclude aviation and shipping. The fact that it has now included them has been seen as a sign that government support for a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport might be weakening.
Related Articles
View All
EU Aviation Strategy - T&E Call for Evidence response
Dubai, London Heathrow and Los Angeles airports produce three times as much CO2 as the entire city of Paris
Airports in Europe account for more emissions than Latin America, the Middle East and Africa combined.
Spain joins growing European push for synthetic sustainable aviation fuel as Iran crisis exposes fossil fuel vulnerability
21 Spanish organisations are urging Madrid to back political commitment with an economic one ahead of the June EU Transport Council.