Aviation
The issues:
Aviation growth in the UK
Already, air traffic causes over a tenth of the UK’s contribution to climate change. Planes are disrupting the tranquillity of the countryside and disturbing the lives of thousands. Airports are becoming magnets for big car parks and sprawling developments that eat into the surrounding countryside.
Update:
Flying into turbulence
In this blog, Ralph Smyth explains why the Airports Commission's forthcoming report on the UK's long-term aviation capacity could short-change the countryside.