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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

The wing of a passenger jet seen over Gatwick
Gatwick won approval from ministers in September for a £2.2bn second runway. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Airport expansion plans backed by the government are putting the UK’s net zero target in “serious jeopardy”, MPs have warned.

Without new safeguards, proposals to enlarge airports including Heathrow and Gatwick could push the UK over its carbon budgets, according to a report from the cross-party Commons environmental audit committee.

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