Tagged as "Environmental Audit Committee"
Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Government policy, Health, Issues, News from the AEF
Feb 23 2017
The Government has so far failed to prove that Heathrow expansion can be delivered within environmental limits, a committee of MPs has concluded. In a highly critical report, the Environmental Audit Committee said that its earlier warnings had not resulted …
Tags: airport expansion, consultation, Environmental Audit Committee, Heathrow
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Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Health, News from the AEF
Dec 1 2015
The Environmental Audit Committee today called on Government not to give Heathrow expansion the go ahead unless it is ready to make a ‘step change’ in its approach to environmental mitigation. The EAC’s report on the implications for Government commitments on carbon …
Tags: air quality, carbon policy, Environmental Audit Committee, Heathrow, night noise
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Filed in: Air Pollution, Aircraft Noise, Airports, Climate Change, Consultation Responses, News from the AEF, Publications, Third party safety around airports
Sep 9 2015
AEF has submitted written evidence to an inquiry into whether the Airports Commission’s recommendation to expand Heathrow Airport can be delivered without breaching Government policies on environmental impacts. The Environmental Audit Committee had asked for evidence of whether the mitigations …
Tags: airport expansion, Airports Commission, CO2 emissions, Environmental Audit Committee, Heathrow, mitigation, public safety zones
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