Not that it was unexpected but I am truly gobsmacked that the government has given the go ahead for the third runway at Heathrow! When will the government grow a pair and show some leadership on the issue of the environment in general and Climate Change in particular.
I fail to see how this move fits in with the Government's own target of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050 when the expansion will generate 2.6m more tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and raise the annual number of flights from 480,000 to 702,000. Aviation accounts for nearly 6% of all C02 emissions in the UK and it could, according to the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, endanger the 80% target if it is allowed to grow unchecked. We cannot justify this!
Yet another example of the Fat Cats and Multinationals having more sway with Government than the man on the street!
Amidst this it is heartening to see some people taking some real action - Greenpeace, along with Emma Thompson, Alistair McGowan and Zac Goldsmith have bought a piece of land slap bang in the middle of the proposed site of the expansion aiming to attempt to hold things up. http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/airplot/about-airplot
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