'We need to say no': Green campaigners urge government to delay airport expansion plans

Michael Holder
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Aircraft Landing at London's Gatwick Airport | Credit: iStock
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Aircraft Landing at London's Gatwick Airport | Credit: iStock

Environmental groups including Possible, Greenpeace, Green Alliance, and Friends of the Earth warn expanding Luton and Gatwick airports risks undermining the UK's net zero target

Scores of environmental groups and think tanks have called on the government to put a stop to all plans to expand Luton and Gatwick airports, warning that such proposals pose a direct threat to the UK's...

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