21 OCTOBER 2019

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Heathrow boosts carbon debate

Further industry-wide action on carbon was demanded by Heathrow last week in the aftermath of its biggest airline, British Airways, introducing mandatory carbon offsetting on all UK domestic flights and committing to net zero emissions (BTN 14 October).

The airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, said: “Heathrow is committed to achieving net zero emissions in aviation and is working to decarbonise airport operations as quickly as possible.

“IAG’s announcement of net zero emissions from flight by 2050 shows the aviation sector as a whole can decarbonise and protect the benefits of global travel and trade. We will work with them to achieve this and call on other airlines to follow their lead.”

The airport also announced it will kick-start a new trial turning unrecyclable plastic passenger waste – including food packaging and plastic film – into airport furniture, uniforms and lower-emission jet fuel by 2025.

Holland-Kaye attended the UN Climate Summit in New York this year and announced Heathrow would join the World Economic Forum’s new Clean Skies for Tomorrow coalition aimed at helping the aviation sector to achieve carbon-neutral flying.

The airport has also welcomed the Committee on Climate Change recommendation for the government to include aviation in the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050.

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