News from the AEF
Apr 13 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Climate Change, Government policy, Issues, News from the AEF
On Saturday 7thApril the Government published the outcome of its call for evidence on the Aviation Strategy ‘Beyond the Horizon’. It’s not a particularly inspiring read in terms of environmental ambition. While the Government aspires for the UK to be …
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Mar 23 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Airports, Government policy, Health, Issues, News from the AEF, Press Releases
Heathrow plans beset with problems and likely to face legal challenge, concludes parliamentary committee The Transport Committee, appointed to provide the official parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s Heathrow expansion plans, has today published its findings. The report concludes that the …
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Mar 22 2018
Filed in: Aircraft Noise, Airports, Issues, News from the AEF, Noise and Human Health
Every five years (known as “rounds”), major airports are required to revise existing plans that identify noise impacts, and ways to manage them. The plans – Noise Action Plans (NAPs) – are drawn up for areas identified as being impacted …
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Mar 8 2018
Filed in: Alternative Fuels, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
Aviation is almost completely dependent on fossil fuels, and together with agriculture and shipping is widely considered a ‘hard to decarbonise’ sector. Partly because of this, aviation has so far been given extra leeway in the setting of climate targets …
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Mar 7 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Airports, Economics, Issues, News from the AEF
In the final few weeks of the Transport Committee’s scrutiny of the Government’s proposals for Heathrow expansion, Transport Minister Chris Grayling has written to the committee admitting that the air quality cost of expansion that was presented alongside the draft …
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Mar 1 2018
Filed in: Annual Reports, News from the AEF
We are delighted to announce the publication of our 2017 Annual Report. It was another busy year here at AEF, with our work focussing on advocating for community engagement in airspace change, working to strengthen the UN’s scheme for offsetting carbon …
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Jan 25 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
Why are they consulting? Before it can proceed with construction, Heathrow needs to submit an application to the Planning Inspectorate for a Development Consent Order (DCO). This can only happen once Parliament has approved the National Policy Statement which is …
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Jan 17 2018
Filed in: Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
The CCC’s review of the Government’s Clean Growth plan is out. And the verdict? While ambitious in tone, it’s riddled with policy gaps. And yet again, aviation is on the list of sectors needing urgent attention. The report, An independent …
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Jan 17 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF, Press Releases
Heathrow Airport has launched a public consultation on its proposed expansion and airspace change principals. The consultation, which opened today, remains open until 28th March 2018. Below is AEF’s reaction. 16/01/18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Johnson tim@aef.org.uk // Cait Hewitt cait@aef.org.uk // 0203 …
Tags: consultation, Heathrow
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Dec 20 2017
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Consultation Responses, Government policy, Issues, News from the AEF
AEF has submitted its response to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation on the revised draft Airport National Policy Statement (NPS). On 24th October, the DfT reopened its consultation on the NPS which sets out the Government’s case for a …
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