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Greenpeace response to Heathrow consultation
Greenpeace response to the Department for Transport's consultation "Adding capacity at Heathrow Airport"
Greenpeace believes that if the Government is serious about tackling climate change, there should be no question of increasing the number of flights coming in and out of Heathrow Airport. Instead the Government should be radically rethinking its out-of-date policy on aviation, implementing strategies to cap the number of flights at current levels with a view to reducing them in the future and move towards a sustainable, low-carbon transport system.
Greenpeace also considers this consultation process to be seriously flawed: designed to push through a decision that has already been made and without properly taking into account the effect on the environment, or seriously considering alternatives.
However, Greenpeace takes this opportunity to set out its primary concerns below, as though the Government were genuinely seeking views on airport expansion.
Over a barrel
- Vehicles that are more fuel-efficient
- The use of alternative transport fuels
- A more efficient transport system, ensuring that people and goods are transported in a way that minimises fuel use
- Reducing overall travel by road pricing, congestion charging and more home working
Day Seven: The Good Stuff
Posted by graham on 26 July 2006.
Part of the Greenpeace Motor Show blog
After a sustained period of whinging, it's time to have a look at some of the good things on display at the motor show. Whilst most car journeys really ought to be by foot, cycle or public transport, there will be a place for private motor vehicles for quite a while yet, and if you look hard enough, the show has some useful ideas for how we can keep driving in a non-Kamikaze fashion.


