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October 26, 2016

Climate Activists Protest Construction of Third Runway at London's Heathrow Airport
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In news from Britain, climate activists are protesting plans to build a
third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. On Tuesday, activists staged
a "runway blockade" outside Parliament. Protesters included Green Party
MP Caroline Lucas.

Caroline Lucas: "It's quite clear that an expansion of aviation at
either Heathrow or Gatwick will be incompatible with the obligations
that we have signed up to at the Paris climate talks scarcely a year
ago. So, it's a great shame that our political leaders don't have a
slightly longer memory and they don't actually connect these things,
because we know that aviation is the fastest-growing source of
greenhouse gas emissions. We know that this massive expansion, as well
as having lots of local environmental impacts, will certainly have
global environmental impacts, as well."

Topics:Climate Change Britain

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