Heathrow third runway won't go ahead if it busts UK carbon budget, says Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband
Heathrow third runway won't go ahead if it busts UK carbon budget, says Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband - The Cabinet minister stressed the whole Government was committed to legally binding climate cha
Miliband insists Heathrow expansion would meet carbon budget
The energy secretary has stressed that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be delivered in line with the government's plans on reducing carbon emissions. Ed Miliband said: "This government has shown global leadership on the climate crisis since we came to power" and that "any decision on aviation expansion will have to meet our carbon budgets and local environmental standards".
Ed Miliband suggests Heathrow expansion may not go ahead if it breaches net zero targets
Ed Miliband looked visibly uncomfortable as he was grilled over how the expansion of Heathrow airport with a third runway was compatible with his carbon emission net zero targets
Miliband refuses to say whether he personally backs Heathrow
As Labour leader in 2010, Miliband reversed his party's support for Heathrow expansion over concerns about the environmental impact of it. Pushed on whether he has changed his mind, Miliband said: "I am part of the government and I abide by collective responsibility.
Ed Miliband reveals why he's not stepping down over Heathrow expansion
Ed Miliband has backed a third runway being built at Heathrow – and has told Metro why he’s not going to leave his job over it. The Energy Secretary has spent years campaigning against the UK’s largest and busiest airport being expanded,
Ed Miliband says he abides by collective responsibility on Heathrow expansion
Expanding Heathrow to build a third runway was among a throng of major projects Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government would support.
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