It would be a ‘climate crime’ to expand Heathrow in light of new report, say campaigners

Heathrow campaigners said it would be a ‘climate crime’ to expand Heathrow in the light off the new report (1) by Sir Nicholas Stern calling on the Government to take immediate action to tackle climate change. The widely-leaked report, commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Continue reading “It would be a ‘climate crime’ to expand Heathrow in light of new report, say campaigners”

Are the UK’s aviation and climate change policies impossible bed-fellows?

A report launched today by the University of Oxford presents new evidence,
which shows to what extent the Government’s policies on aviation fly in the
face of policies on climate change. It says that by 2050, carbon dioxide
emissions Continue reading “Are the UK’s aviation and climate change policies impossible bed-fellows?”

Public Back Call by Environmental Audit Committee to Increase Taxes on Aviation

A MORI Poll has revealed that the public would back calls for higher taxes on aviation. The poll, conducted over the summer, found that over 70% people would back higher taxes if the money went to improve the environment. Continue reading “Public Back Call by Environmental Audit Committee to Increase Taxes on Aviation”