third runway
The ruling states the government, which has also recently set a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, cannot ignore its own policy commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5˚C when planning major infrastructure projects
Judges have ruled the £14 billion plan is lawful, meaning the new runway could start to be built in 2021 and become operational by 2026
MPs voted in favour of a third runway earlier this year
MPs voted in favour of the controversial expansion plans
MPs are due to vote on the proposals for a third runway later today
The international trade minister is quitting to vote against the third runway
He says the proposed plans for a third runway will have “significant environmental and noise impacts”
Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald MP, however, said the project fails to meet the party’s four environmental and economic tests
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the project will only proceed if air quality obligations are met
The UK Government is being criticised for “still not doing enough” to show it can mitigate the environmental impacts of the planned new runway at Heathrow Airport. MPs on the cross party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) say they have seen “little evidence so far of the step change” in the government’s approach to environmental mitigation […]