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Campaign for a moratorium on airport expansion in the UK supported by groups that believe expansion is unacceptable for the climate and health noairportexpansion.org

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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 06/09/2026
URGENT! 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
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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
AEF 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.
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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 11/09/2026
Great to have been with so many other campaigners for common sense in London on Wednesday
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Also @gaccenvironment.bsky.social! You can see their banner on display 👇
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Jet Zero isn't working. It can't greenwash airport expansion any more.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Departing 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!
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Join aviation campaigners gathering outside Parliament this Wednesday: Andy, Rethink Airport Expansion! www.noairportexpansion.org/2026/07/save...
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Aviation 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...
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'Heathrow expansion: flying in the face of reason' - LabourList
Supporting airport expansion would be plane crazy. Hopefully Mr Burnham will get off to a flying start by ditching this disastrous scheme.
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If 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... *hate
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Take action: Heathrow third runway consultation, deadline 1st September | Campaign against Climate Change
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Climate 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.com
Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored
Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Amid 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.com
Luton Airport expansion set for take-off after environmental challenge dismissed
London 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.
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CAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
High 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
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join us to protest airport expansion on 9th September www.noairportexpansion.org/2026/07/save...
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Amid 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.
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Airport Expansion vs the Climate - Heathrow crunch time
On 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...
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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Can 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.com
Reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport would be a disaster for the climate – despite what its own climate report says
Climate 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”.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The 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.com
Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimates
Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Campaigners 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.uk
Gatwick campaigners look to appeal after runway fight fails
A High Court ruling backs Gatwick Airport's expansion after campaigners raise climate concerns.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 10/06/2026
UK 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.org
Call to pause London City Airport expansion to assess noise impacts
Leonie Cooper, who chaired the London Assembly Environment Committee last year, said the airport expansion would be damaging to communities under the flight path.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The 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' - LabourList
Renewable energy offers us a chance to create a green industrial base, grow the economy and improve the lives of working-class people.
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Sarah Finch @sarahfinch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
My 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...
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Donate to Gatwick's Big Enough!, organized by Pat Smith
Please 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!
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Local 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.com
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed
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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
AEF, 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...
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AEF and other NGOs urge government to define dangerously “ambiguous” tests that will define airport expansion for years to come - Aviation Environment Federation
AEF, 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.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Felton 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/...
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One 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 ...
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Annual 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.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We 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!
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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.uk
Government was not unlawful in London Luton Airport expansion
Mrs Justice Lang rules the transport secretary lawfully assessed climate impacts.
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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The @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...
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
MISSING: 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
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Building 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.com
Heathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by government
Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every day
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Is the tide finally turning on airport expansion policies?
A review of the latest parliamentary report on the impacts of airport expansion
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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.uk
Airport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs say
A committee of MPs says the government has not demonstrated if economic benefits from airport expansion outweigh climate impacts.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It 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.com
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
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CAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
www.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.social
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Oppose a New Runway at Gatwick Airport
CAGNE is the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Who'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
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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.com
Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored
Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of
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CAGNE Gatwick @cagnegatwick.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
As 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-...
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Oppose a New Runway at Gatwick Airport
CAGNE is the umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More 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 ...
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The 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.uk
Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary
There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Disastrous decision for our climate and for local communities.
theguardian.com
Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan
Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year
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UK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Petition 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 #PetitionAwaitingResponse
petition.parliament.uk
Passed 10,000 signatures: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More 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.
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Yet 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)
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This 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.
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Some 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.uk
Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More 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 ...
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Among 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.com
Climate Deniers to Converge on Reform Conference
Nigel 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...
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
There 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
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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 30/08/2025
This is the reality of climate change. This is why we must not let airports expand
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T&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/4oNflDB
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Countries 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…
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Anyone 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.uk
Public transport cost pushes Britons to fly abroad for day trips
Meet members of a Facebook group for travellers taking
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
“Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda”
theguardian.com
Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda | Polly Toynbee
The 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
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No Airport Expansion @noairportexp.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
A 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.uk
Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More 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 ...
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