News from the AEF
Nov 2 2018
Filed in: Climate Change, News from the AEF
Alongside this week’s Budget Statement, HM Revenue and Customs published a proposal for a UK Carbon Emissions Tax to be implemented if a ‘no-deal’ Brexit results in the UK ceasing to participate in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). …
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Oct 17 2018
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
Earlier this month at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Hon. Mr Justice Holgate granted permisson for five judicial reviews of the NPS for Heathrow to be heard in a rolled-up hearing in March 2019. In June, MPs voted in …
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Oct 10 2018
Filed in: Aircraft Noise, Government policy, Helicopter Noise, Issues, News from the AEF, Noise and Human Health
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) has today published its long-awaited environmental noise guidelines, the first complete update to WHO’s community noise guidelines launched in 1999. Following a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence linking noise …
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Sep 28 2018
Filed in: Alternative Fuels, Carbon Trading and Offsets, Climate Change, Government policy, Issues, News from the AEF, Technology and Operations
The Government has promised that by the end of this year it will have laid out proposals to address one of the key policy gaps left by the Heathrow NPS, namely how UK plans to square its growth plans for …
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Sep 19 2018
Filed in: Carbon Trading and Offsets, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
AEF, along with Carbon Market Watch and Transport & Environment, recently wrote to the European Commission to warn against any decision taken to exclude aviation from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) before details of ICAO’s offsetting scheme (known as …
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Sep 10 2018
Filed in: Consultation Responses, News from the AEF, Publications
The CAA’s draft Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS) sets out a plan for the use of UK airspace up to 2040. The draft strategy reflects recent developments including the parliamentary approval of a new runway at Heathrow, and Government updates to aircraft …
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Sep 4 2018
Filed in: Alternative Fuels, Climate Change, Issues, News from the AEF
What part will the aviation sector play in the economy-wide decarbonisation that we’ll need to see in the coming decades? It’s a question taken on by the Energy Transitions Commission, an initiative chaired by Adair Turner, former Chair of the Committee …
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Aug 21 2018
Filed in: News from the AEF
This article draws heavily on an article originally published by Angus Walker of Bircham Dyson Bell, entitled “Six Challenges to Airports NPS”. The original article can be found here. The deadline for making legal challenges to the Airports National Policy …
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Jul 26 2018
Filed in: Aircraft Noise, Government policy, Issues, News from the AEF
In response to frequent questions from people newly affected by aircraft noise, AEF has today launched its new guide, Understanding airspace policy. The guide offers a clear explanation of what “airspace” means, as well as explaining the difference between airspace …
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Jul 11 2018
Filed in: Aircraft Noise, Government policy, News from the AEF
This Autumn, the Government is expected to launch a Green Paper setting out its proposals for a new UK aviation strategy, including policies to limit noise and emissions. The Government has already indicated its willingness to consider new environmental policies, …
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