“Aviation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and we need to be cutting the amount of air traffic, not increasing it. Building more runways is totally irresponsible and is in direct contradiction to the Government’s stated policy of cutting greenhouse gases,” said Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly.
“Rather than building new runways the aviation industry needs to start paying its way for the environmental damage it causes. Just as the Mayor of London has introduced a congestion charge for road traffic we also need a congestion charge for air traffic.”
“Rather than building new runways the aviation industry needs to start paying its way for the environmental damage it causes. Just as the Mayor of London has introduced a congestion charge for road traffic we also need a congestion charge for air traffic.”