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Government backed Heathrow Airport third runway 'using old pollution data' https://watnews.uk/heathrow-airport-w... Climate change advisers says project could blow hole in binding emissions goals The law requires sweeping cuts in carbon pollution from cars, factories, power stations and buildings so that by 2050, overall emissions are 80 per cent less than what they were in 1990. Ministers insist the west London airport can expand within EU limits on air pollution, which are currently being widely breached in the capital. Ministers insist the Government’s 2015 Air Quality Plan and new measures around Heathrow will ensure London will not be breaking nitrogen dioxide levels in the mid 2020s when the new runway is due to open. The committee has warned that existing policies are unlikely to be enough to meet the fifth budget, which requires a 57 per cent cut in emissions by 2032 from 1990 levels. Lord Deben said the airport policy statement should “clarify” how the business case for a third runway fits with the need to keep aviation emissions at 2005 levels. A government spokesperson said ministers agreed with the Airports Commission’s assessment that a new runway at Heathrow could be delivered without breaching the UK’s carbon goals.