'Collision course': Can airport expansion be made compatible with climate targets?

James Murray
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New analysis suggests airport expansion plans risk maxing out the UK's Carbon Budgets, as Ed Miliband reiterates any new runways would have to operate within UK climate goals

The government's sudden interest in reviving plans for a new runway at Heathrow faces a significant problem. Speaking to the Environmental Audit Committee yesterday, Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary...

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