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Evening Standard
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Nicholas Cecil and Emily Beament
Minister John Healey has backed the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport despite warnings from the Climate Change Committee that it contradicts UK climate targets. The committee argues there is no credible pathway for the expansion within current aviation emission reduction policies, emphasizing that aviation emissions have doubled since 1990 while overall pollution has halved. MP Munira Wilson criticized this decision, accusing the government of disregarding serious climate commitments. The project, costing an estimated £49 billion, includes investment in sustainable aviation fuel and cleaner technologies to mitigate environmental impact.
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The Climate Change Committee warned that the UK does not have a credible plan to reduce aviation emissions, challenging the government's climate goals. Despite this advice, John Healey, the Chancellor, backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Munira Wilson, MP for Twickenham, criticized Healey’s stance, saying the government is ignoring serious climate concerns. Wilson argued that pursuing the Heathrow expansion disregards the committee's warnings and undermines UK climate commitments. The committee also suggested that international flight costs might increase significantly by 2050 to fund emissions reduction measures in the airline sector.
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The Government’s global warming advisers stressed there is “no credible pathway” for the proposed third runway within the UK’s legally-binding climate targets under current policies for cutting aviation emissions.
asserted
advisers → stress → emissions
The independent advisory committee also warned that the UK “does not have a credible plan to reduce” aviation emissions, posing a serious challenge to meeting the climate goals.
“It is advice.”
He argued that improvements in aviation technology and greater use of sustainable aviation fuel, both long-promised, would reduce emissions.
But Twickenham MP Munira Wilson slammed his stance.
asserted
Wilson → warn → stance
"Today, Government ministers said the quiet part out loud - they don't take climate change seriously,” she told The Standard.
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she → say → Standard
“By turning a deaf ear to the Climate Change Committee's warnings and pursuing Heathrow expansion regardless, the Government is making a mockery of our rightly ambitious climate commitments.
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Government → turn → commitments
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The cost of international flights might have to increase by hundreds of pounds by 2050, to pay for measures that will help the airline sector cut its carbon pollution to zero overall, known as net zero, it said.
uncertain
it → have → zero
However, Chancellor John Healey last week gave full backing to a third runway at Heathrow, which will cost an estimated £49 billion, once terminal area improvements, moving the M25 and other investment are included.
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improvements → give → M25
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Climate Change Committee chairman Nigel Topping stressed that emissions from flying had doubled in the UK since 1990, even as overall climate pollution had halved, and Heathrow was responsible for around half of the sector’s emissions.
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Heathrow → read → emissions
By 2050, aviation emissions will dwarf all other parts of the economy, and Heathrow expansion alone would produce more emissions than any other sector.
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expansion → dwarf → sector
“Expansion cannot mean more climate pollution.”
asserted
Expansion → mean → pollution
Heathrow argued that a third runway could boost economic growth while also “delivering” on net zero.
uncertain
runway → argue → zero
A spokesperson said: “We will continue working with Government and partners across the aviation sector to ramp up today’s proven technologies, while examining options for how the billions of pounds passengers already pay in carbon taxes can be used to support this.”
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passengers → say → this
The Government has set four “tests” for a third runway on climate change, air pollution, noise and economic growth.
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Government → set → change
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “We’re investing £219 million in sustainable aviation fuel production and a further £43 million in cleaner technologies to support greener aviation.
asserted
We → say → aviation
“Expansion could deliver around £40 billion to the economy and support up to 60,000 local jobs.”
uncertain
Expansion → deliver → jobs
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