🌍✨ CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
Why we’re watching: Print article Share Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
Emissions from flying have more than doubled since 1990 – driven by rising passenger numbers – even as the climate impact of every other sector in the UK economy has fallen. 💚
The UK does not have “credible” policies in place to reverse this trend of rising emissions, says the CCC in new advice to the government on future aviation policy.
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Carbon Brief.