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Climate Change Committee says Heathrow expansion incompatible with net zero policy
The Climate Change Committee said existing government policy offers no credible pathway to net zero aviation emissions. It concluded Heathrow expansion is not currently compatible with the UK's climate targets under present policy, though it said feasible alternatives could exist with different policy settings.
Our readThe finding gives opponents of the third runway a formal climate basis to challenge the scheme, independent of how it fares through planning.
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