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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Leo Murray

Britain is boiling – and the government wants to dramatically expand UK aviation

Plane flying, its emissions visible
‘While the tarmac sizzles beneath our feet, the skies above us are still full of planes spewing out greenhouse gases.’ Photograph: EyesWideOpen/Getty Images

It’s here. The climate crisis has landed in the UK. We’re in a dangerous heatwave that’s forcing schools to close, hospital appointments to be cancelled, trains to reduce service, and flights to stop as the runway melts. Extreme weather is not only a threat to our infrastructure, but a threat to our lives. There’s only one answer: urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

And yet, on a day that has broken a temperature record set just three years ago, the government has done the opposite. While the tarmac sizzles beneath our feet, the skies above us are still full of planes spewing out greenhouse gases. What will it take for the government to get serious about cutting emissions from flights?

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