Reposted by No Airport ExpansionGALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 06/09/2026URGENT! Three weeks to stop Leeds Bradford Airport expansion. It doesn't take long to object (15 mins or so) but it is very important. The deadline is 25 Sept. There's a step by step guide to making an objection here: www.galba.uk/our-campaign... Please make your objection and share with others 044
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionAviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026AEF was proud to support to @noairportexp.bsky.social as they demonstrated their opposition to airport expansion in the UK. Unchecked growth in an industry far off track in terms of decarbonisation is not just irresponsible, it's dangerous. 111
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionGALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 11/09/2026Great to have been with so many other campaigners for common sense in London on Wednesday 001
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Also @gaccenvironment.bsky.social! You can see their banner on display 👇 000
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Jet Zero isn't working. It can't greenwash airport expansion any more. 010
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Departing soon from Heathrow's new third runway: up to £62 billion net economic loss. Arriving soon: air pollution, heatwaves and climate breakdown. @wearepossible.bsky.social van was joined by the Landing Crew plus supportive MPs to bring the message to Andy Burnham! 166
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Join aviation campaigners gathering outside Parliament this Wednesday: Andy, Rethink Airport Expansion! www.noairportexpansion.org/2026/07/save... 000
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionAviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 11/08/2026“Supporting airport expansion would be plane crazy. Hopefully Mr Burnham will get off to a flying start by ditching this disastrous scheme.” The case for Heathrow has never been weaker: the Government’s own evidence undermines it. labourlist.org/2026/08/heat...labourlist.org'Heathrow expansion: flying in the face of reason' - LabourListSupporting airport expansion would be plane crazy. Hopefully Mr Burnham will get off to a flying start by ditching this disastrous scheme. 001
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCampaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026If you love* destroying the climate with Gatwick expansion, you're going to really love* the Heathrow third runway. Consultation open for responses until 1st September: www.campaigncc.org/heathrow_con... *hatecampaigncc.orgTake action: Heathrow third runway consultation, deadline 1st September | Campaign against Climate ChangeImage Why this is important 195
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Climate scientists speak out on airport expansion: "No speech, no clever phrasing, and no appeal to future innovation can disguise the fact: by backing aviation expansion, the Transport Minister, the Chancellor, and the Prime Minister are betraying the very climate commitments they claim to uphold."climateuncensored.comGatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate UncensoredComment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of 010
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Amid the visible signs of climate breakdown, heatwaves, wildfires and drought, both Luton and Gatwick airport expansion have been given the go ahead today: a serious blow for the climate, as well as affected communities.cityam.comLuton Airport expansion set for take-off after environmental challenge dismissedLondon Luton Airport's growth plan has received judicial approval after a campaign group's legal challenge was ultimately rejected by the UK's top court. 031
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026High Court Appeal Ruling - it is a sad day for residents of Sussex, Surrey & Kent and for the planet As we experience record temperatures due to global warming aviation has to do more to reduce their carbon footprint Allowing airport expansion is not the answer @labouruk.bsky.social 011
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join us to protest airport expansion on 9th September www.noairportexpansion.org/2026/07/save... 011
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCampaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Amid everything else (heatwaves! new Prime Minister! Farage vs a bin!) the government is consulting on its policy to force through Heathrow expansion - "critical national infrastructure". If you think that what's actually critical is that we don't bust our climate targets, do join us on 27th July.actionnetwork.orgAirport Expansion vs the Climate - Heathrow crunch timeOn Thursday 18th June, under cover of the Makerfield by-election, the government quietly released its public consultation for the Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement. It's hard to grasp the s... 048
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionAviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Can Doncaster Council reopen its airport and meet its commitment to net zero by 2040?🤔 Very unlikely. And as @ChrisBroome explores, the more you dig in, the murkier the argument in favour of the airport gets. nowthenmagazine.com/articles/reo...nowthenmagazine.comReopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport would be a disaster for the climate – despite what its own climate report saysClimate campaigner Chris Broome takes a deep-dive into claims made by the South Yorkshire Mayor that the project is compatible with the region’s “climate emergency”. 012
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The project that Rachel Reeves wants for her great economic legacy... "Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs" Time to scrap Heathrow expansion plans and put a moratorium on all airport expansion.theguardian.comHeathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimatesDepartment for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs 052
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Campaigners set to appeal High Court ruling on Gatwick expansion. Airport campaigners continually come up against the legal fiction that if no single airport expansion on its own will break the UK's climate targets, every expansion can be approved, with no consideration of the cumulative impacts.bbc.co.ukGatwick campaigners look to appeal after runway fight failsA High Court ruling backs Gatwick Airport's expansion after campaigners raise climate concerns. 064
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionSalamander News @salamandernews.org · 10/06/2026UK government is supporting heat pump projects on one hand and aviation expansion with the other. UK loves flying more than any other European country www.salamandernews.org/2026-06-call...salamandernews.orgCall to pause London City Airport expansion to assess noise impactsLeonie Cooper, who chaired the London Assembly Environment Committee last year, said the airport expansion would be damaging to communities under the flight path. 021
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The general secretary of the UK's largest trade union, Unison, speaks out against Heathrow expansion, saying it "would put millions of tonnes of carbon into the environment and cause irreparable damage to the local area, where people’s homes and places of worship would be demolished."labourlist.org'It’s not either/or when it comes to economic growth and climate change' - LabourListRenewable energy offers us a chance to create a green industrial base, grow the economy and improve the lives of working-class people. 010
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionSarah Finch @sarahfinch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026My amazing friends @jonathanessex.bsky.social & Pat Smith (aged 77) are walking 16 miles round Gatwick Airport today – to raise money for legal challenge of the govt's approval of a 2nd runway at Gatwick without accounting for climate and noise impacts. Please give! www.gofundme.com/f/gatwicks-b...gofundme.comDonate to Gatwick's Big Enough!, organized by Pat SmithPlease help oppose Gatwick's controversial new runway by sponsoring me. I'm Pat Smith (local re… Pat Smith needs your support for Gatwick's Big Enough! 1126
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Local authorities should not, apparently, concern themselves with the big picture of increased emissions from aviation expansion contributing to climate breakdown, since this is all being taken care of. And yet...theguardian.comAirline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikelyIata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed 022
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionAviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/06/2026AEF, alongside @noairportexp.bsky.social, @friends-earth.bsky.social, @wearepossible.bsky.social, and other NGOs, have drawn up what the environmental tests on Heathrow expansion should be. Here's why it matters 🧵1/7 www.aef.org.uk/2026/06/08/a...aef.org.ukAEF and other NGOs urge government to define dangerously “ambiguous” tests that will define airport expansion for years to come - Aviation Environment FederationAEF, alongside a coalition of NGOs, have created a briefing demonstrating what the 'four tests' for any airport should actually look like in order to protect the public and the environment. 114
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Felton Common-a medieval common- is being threatened by a land-grab by Bristol Airport (owned by Macquarie Group; the 'custodians' of Thames Water). Learn more about this precious piece of common-land at 6.36 into the podcast. We need your help on this issue... www.podbean.com/media/share/...podbean.comOne Love One Planet: the importance of the 'commons' and why they are under threat...BCFM's One Love One Planet show explores the importance of the 'commons'; what it means, the thriving commons group in Bristol, why you might be involved in a common's project without even knowing it ... 030
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Annual global aviation fuel consumption (blue) vs "Sustainable Aviation Fuel" production (that's the barely visible red bit). Rachel Reeves says we can expand Heathrow and many other airports without worrying about climate impacts because SAF is a 'game changer'. Time for a reality check. 1179
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026We need systemic change, not just individual change - BUT a lot of resistance to systemic change is built on the belief that individuals don't care & won't change. Individual action can be a good start for creating social momentum and maybe getting involved in campaigning against airport expansion! 052
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/12/2025"We believe it is reckless to continue piecemeal airport expansion based on poorly evidenced claims of economic benefit, whilst ignoring the ever-increasing costs of damage caused by climate change." We stand with LADACAN on this important point of principle and hope they are able to appeal.bbc.co.ukGovernment was not unlawful in London Luton Airport expansionMrs Justice Lang rules the transport secretary lawfully assessed climate impacts. 010
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionAviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The @londonassembly.bsky.social has written to Transport Secretary highlighting that Heathrow expansion would: 1) Undermine London's air quality progress 2) Conflict with climate goals 3) Expose more Londoners to harmful aircraft noise www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...london.go 012
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionSian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy. Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget 822256
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Building the equivalent of the UK's second biggest airport right next to its largest? Moving the M25? Increasing noise pollution and air pollution for Londoners? The UK faces many challenges. Heathrow expansion is not the answer to any of them - and is insanity in a climate crisis.theguardian.comHeathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by governmentScheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every day 087
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 30/10/2025open.substack.com/pub/stephenc...open.substack.comIs the tide finally turning on airport expansion policies?A review of the latest parliamentary report on the impacts of airport expansion 000
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025"Whilst the Government support for airport expansion has been largely based on its expectation of economic growth, the Government has been unable to direct the Committee to any evidence that supports its assertion." Damning EAC report in full here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...bbc.co.ukAirport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs sayA committee of MPs says the government has not demonstrated if economic benefits from airport expansion outweigh climate impacts. 001
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 15/10/2025It really cannot be emphasised enough that facing devastating global climate tipping points we need to be reducing our emissions, NOT increasing them by, for example, massive airport expansion. Do we need to say it louder for those at the back?theguardian.comRecord leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heatingCO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening 072
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 15/10/2025www.crowdjustice.com/case/oppose-... want to stop aviation polluting the planet further then join us Donate to #CAGNE here or via CAGNE.org @dalevince.com @campaigncc.bsky.social @climateemergencyuk.bsky.socialcrowdjustice.comOppose a New Runway at Gatwick AirportCAGNE is the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent 011
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Who's going to tell the aviation industry? Claims we can expand aviation massively and still avoid climate breakdown are based on carbon offsetting.* Which as people have been pointing out for decades, doesn't work. *CORSIA, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation 052
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 26/09/2025"Aviation expansion is not about fairness, nor the economy, and certainly not the climate. Behind slick and carefully crafted headlines, it is about privilege; protecting the frequent-flyer advantages of the few, paid for by all, while sacrificing the many."climateuncensored.comGatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate UncensoredComment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of 010
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 21/09/2025As the Secretary of State for Transport announces unconditional support for a new runway at #GatwickAirport Please support the judicial review that will now be served by CAGNE Crowdjustice page that pays direct into the account of Leigh Day Solicitors www.crowdjustice.com/case/oppose-...crowdjustice.comOppose a New Runway at Gatwick AirportCAGNE is the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent 012
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UKMore than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ... 044
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The emissions of 100,000 extra flights a year can't be magicked away by so-called 'sustainable' aviation fuel. Yet somehow our politicians think we can still hit our climate targets at the same time as expanding airports. Our petition to stop airport expansion is still live 👇bbc.co.ukGatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretaryThere has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway. 12513
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Disastrous decision for our climate and for local communities.theguardian.comGatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway planHeidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year 040
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionUK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK" The government will respond to this petition as it has 10000 signatures #PetitionAwaitingResponsepetition.parliament.ukPassed 10,000 signatures: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UKMore than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we can to reduce emissions and avert climate catastrophe. 0133
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCampaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Yet another piece of research which makes it harder to claim that 'sustainable' aviation fuels are the magic solution to allow expansion of aviation without damaging our climate targets. (clearly it will be completely ignored by government) 152
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025This is important - there are huge questions over the supply (and sustainability) of 'sustainable' aviation fuels. They emit the same as conventional fuel when burned, AND aviation has a hidden climate impact from releasing water vapour and other emissions at altitude, often ignored. 010
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Some recent headlines: "UK hottest summer ever, with drought across much of England" "Deadly floods in Pakistan" "Scientists warn of Atlantic current collapse if we don't stop burning fossil fuels" We can't afford to expand airports in a climate emergency - please sign and share this petition.petition.parliament.ukPetition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UKMore than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ... 035
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Among the speakers at Reform UK's conference, starting today, are extreme climate deniers, some close to Trump's regime and 'Project 2025'. Heathrow is sponsoring an 'airport lounge' at the event.desmog.comClimate Deniers to Converge on Reform ConferenceNigel Farage’s Reform UK is hosting a number of radical anti-climate groups at its conference this weekend, DeSmog can report. They include the Heartland Institute, a group close to Donald Trump’s adm... 010
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 04/09/2025There are million excellent reasons to conserve and restore forests, and increase forest cover But when it comes to mitigating climate change, there is no alternative but to stop burning fossil fuels 02413
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionGALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 30/08/2025This is the reality of climate change. This is why we must not let airports expand 031
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionT&E @transportenvironment.org · 28/08/2025⚖️Are countries legally on the hook for including non-CO2 emissions from aviation in their climate plans? A legal analysis conducted at the request of T&E and @opportunitygreen.org says YES. But not one country has done this so far. 🧵⤵️ bit.ly/4oNflDBtransportenvironment.orgCountries obliged to include aviation contrails in climate plans…Legal analysis finds that countries that do not include non-CO2 emissions from aviation are breaching their climate obligations. Green groups T&E and… 11111
Reposted by No Airport ExpansionCampaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Anyone remember the #ExtremeCivilisation hashtag @georgemonbiot.bsky.social had going on Twitter a few years ago? "The travel trend involves flying out first thing in the morning and exploring a new place for several hours before flying home in the evening on the same day." Climate crisis anyone?bbc.co.ukPublic transport cost pushes Britons to fly abroad for day tripsMeet members of a Facebook group for travellers taking 414156
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/08/2025“Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda”theguardian.comPushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda | Polly ToynbeeThe climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee 000
No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 01/08/2025A reminder re Heathrow mega-expansion plans: 1. Airport tarmac is not economic growth fairy dust 2. Massive aviation expansion is not compatible with our climate targets 3. No, 'sustainable' aviation fuels won't make much difference. Maths. Sign & share for a moratorium on all airport expansion:petition.parliament.ukPetition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UKMore than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ... 031