AEF is a UK-based organisation campaigning for aviation’s impacts on people and the environment to be brought within sustainable limits. More about the AEF
May 2 2019
The UK should amend its legislation to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the CCC has advised, and this target should include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions, and be met through domestic action …
May 1 2019
Today the High Court ruled against all 5 applications for judicial review of the Airports National Policy Statement, the official policy document in support of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The Government has described it as “one of the …
Apr 12 2019
AEF has responded to Annex A of the Government’s draft Aviation Strategy. This part of the consultation sets out a proposal for Government to be given powers to force through airspace change in cases where airports have not pursued changes …
Apr 4 2019
The Government is currently consulting on its long-term strategy for UK aviation, including its environmental policies, and published a consultation on its Green Paper last December. Originally due to close in April, the Government announced at the beginning of March that …
Mar 26 2019
Earlier this month the Government’s Spring Statement announced plans to consult on whether airlines (and other travel providers) should be required to offer passengers the opportunity to voluntarily offset their carbon emissions, claiming this would give people the option of …