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The UK’s Climate Change Committee says a third runway at Heathrow is incompatible with current net-zero targets and carbon budgets unless aviation funds the sustainable aviation fuel and permanent carbon removals needed to offset additional emissions. The government says any expansion must align with legally binding climate goals.
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The UK’s Climate Change Committee says a third runway at Heathrow is incompatible with current net-zero targets and carbon budgets unless aviation funds the sustainable aviation fuel and permanent carbon removals needed to offset additional emissions. The government says any expansion must align with legally binding climate goals.
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The Climate Change Committee says approval for a third runway at Heathrow should be contingent on stricter legislation requiring aviation to fund its own decarbonization by 2050. The government-commissioned report concludes the expansion is incompatible with the UK’s climate targets under current policy.
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