quite apart from the environmental damage caused by airport expansion and air travel, a significant downturn in air travel in the next 10 years is highly likely as it is the one form of travel which alernative energy sources will not be able to supply, and the oil is running out...
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JB
I am against airport expansion because it is environmentally unsustainable. We should move away from cheap flights and encourage people to holiday closer to home.
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Jane Carruthers
I believe the government should take global warming more seriously and take steps to reduce air travel not encourage it. I am also concerned about the destruction of wildlife habitats caused by airport expansion and building.
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Andy Ray
Hydrogen power will be the answer! SADLY NO - even hydrogen jet engines would be too hot and make natural hydrogen and nitrogen react; flying less is the only solution for the next 20 years at least.
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Carolyn Hayman OBE
I believe the current level of air travel is incompatible with our obligation to minimise climate change for the benefit of all inhabitants of the globe. I believe that the era of dirt cheap air travel will prove to be as shortlived and unsustainable as the era of consequence free unprotected sex, which lasted about 10 years. Therefore any organisation investing in airport expansion is unlikely to see a return on their investment. I pledge not to fly except for work related reasons, or in the unlikely case of a family emergency.
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Rachell
Please don't increase our airports and runways. Air traffic produces noise and disruption and contributes to climate change.
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hannah
I will not travel by air except to visit another continent
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Rach Amosu
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Alex Stuart
Building airports and associated infrastructure won't reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by the 60% that's required to live sustainably. It won't reduce the amount of air freight, nor reduce the amount of passenger miles; it won't facilitate the flow of progressive ideas around the world. In short: it's part of the problem.