Ground runway plans or fly past climate goals, green groups warn

Jessica Shankleman
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WWF and RSPB reports argue emissions growth from a new runway would mean crippling carbon cuts for the rest of the economy

It will be near impossible for the UK to build a new airport runway and still meet the government's climate change targets, two major new reports by leading green groups will claim today. Just days...

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