Open Skies?! We need closure on aviation growth to combat climate change
March 1, 2008 at 9:38 am | Posted in Aviation, Climate change, Contrails, Open Skies, Photography, Windsor, Windsor Great Park | Leave a comment
On the conflict between the much-heralded airline bonanza and the climate challenge—The Independent coverage on Saturday 1 March 2008 says it all:
- Leading article: It is plain and simple… this aviation boom threatens the world’s future
A revolution in the skies… a disaster for the planet- Michael McCarthy: Proof that we are not taking climate change seriously
- The alternative way to get to Europe
Following yesterday’s list of new short-haul flights (groan):
Open Skies opens the skies up to more cheap climate-hostile flights.
This is why we need to draw a line in the sand,
or even in the sky,
to prevent Heathrow expansion.
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