The government cannot claim to be a climate leader if UK airport expansion is given the green light

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The economic case for expanding airport capacity in the UK is wafer-thin, and doing so would undermine the chances of meeting legally-binding climate targets, argues Roger Harrabin

Every political party is pulled by different policy objectives, but to succeed in government you need to choose a single, overriding priority. This was the advice given to Sir Keir Starmer when he took...

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