Heathrow Airport insists controversial £49bn third runway plan aligns with 2050 net zero goal

Michael Holder
clock • 7 min read
Artist impression of the third runway plan | Credit: Heathrow Airport
Image:

Artist impression of the third runway plan | Credit: Heathrow Airport

But green groups argue controversial airport expansion plan risks obliterating UK climate goals while doing little to boost economic growth

Heathrow Airport has unveiled its controversial £49bn plan to build a third runway and supporting infrastructure, which it claims can be delivered within a decade while also aligning with the UK's legally-binding...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Aviation

Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance to help COP30 attendees secure green fuels

Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance to help COP30 attendees secure green fuels

Platform allows COP30 attendees to calculate their flight emissions and fund an equivalent amount of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

clock 02 October 2025 • 3 min read
OXCCU raises £20m in support of sustainable aviation fuel plans

OXCCU raises £20m in support of sustainable aviation fuel plans

International Airlines Group among participants in Series B funding round from Oxford University green fuel spin-out

Stuart Stone
clock 29 September 2025 • 3 min read
Government clears £4m in green aviation funding for take-off

Government clears £4m in green aviation funding for take-off

Government backs innovative green aviation technologies for land restoration, medical deliveries, and heavy-lift logistics at offshore wind farms

Stuart Stone
clock 29 September 2025 • 2 min read