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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’

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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
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Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).



Emissions from flying have more than doubled since 1990 – driven by rising passenger numbers – even as the climate impact of every other sector in the UK economy has fallen.



The UK does not have “credible” policies in place to reverse this trend of rising emissions, says the CCC in new advice to

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