Filed in: AEF Reports and Briefings, Airports, Climate Change, Demand and capacity, Economics, News from the AEF
Aug 17 2015
The Airports Commission has claimed that a new runway at Heathrow would deliver ‘up to £147 billion benefit’ for the UK. But this figure is based on analysis that takes no account of the environmental or surface access costs of expansion. The results generated by using the Government’s cost benefit methodology meanwhile, are dramatically different: the Commission’s own figures suggest that building a third runway at Heathrow would result in a net £9 billion loss to the UK.
Tags: Airports Commission, carbon, Cost Benefit Analysis, department for transport, Economic benefits, environmental costs, Heathrow
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Filed in: Air Pollution, Airports, Climate Change, Press Releases
Nov 11 2014
The Aviation Environment Federation comments on the Airports Commission’s appraisals of expansion options at Heathrow and Gatwick. We believe the Airports Commission paints a misleading picture about the net benefits of expansion by failing to fully consider the environmental costs in the economic appraisal of a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick. This raises serious concerns about the validity of the consultation’s claims.
Tags: Airports Commission, carbon, Cost Benefit Analysis, Economic benefits, Gatwick, Heathrow
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