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London Southend Airport & Environs Joint Area Action Plan Issues & Options Paper
Representation ID: 2094
Received: 07/08/2008
Respondent: Mr Jon Fuller
Expansion of UK aviation is at odds with UK, EU and international targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If approved, this particular scheme will contribute to rapid climate change, causing sea level rise, extreme weather events and damage agriculture in the UK and abroad. Expert scientific opinion (IPCC, UK Climate Impacts programme, UNEP and many others) has shown that the economic benefits of activites that increase CO2 emissions will be shortlived - being outweighed by the economic damage caused by climate change. Areas and places sensitive to change (e.g. Shoeburyness) will certainly not be protected by this scheme.
Expansion of UK aviation is at odds with UK, EU and international targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If approved, this particular scheme will contribute to rapid climate change, causing sea level rise, extreme weather events and damage agriculture in the UK and abroad. Expert scientific opinion (IPCC, UK Climate Impacts programme, UNEP and many others) has shown that the economic benefits of activites that increase CO2 emissions will be shortlived - being outweighed by the economic damage caused by climate change. Areas and places sensitive to change (e.g. Shoeburyness) will certainly not be protected by this scheme.