Transport within the JAAP - General comments on this section

Air Quality/Greenhouse Gases

The greenhouse gas and global warming impacts from increased aviation needs to be taken into account. The proposed expansion could impact on the aim of reaching an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.

Air traffic not only directly adds to ambient levels of pollutants but also indirectly, due to associated land-based traffic.

The document states the aspiration to increase passenger numbers to 2M by 2030. This should be supported with strong policies setting out how air quality issues will be designed out. I do not think Policy LS2 goes far enough.

Travel to airport

We would expect the airport to operate as a low emission zone, eg allowing only the lowest possible emissions vehicles to have access. Hybrid Taxis at Boston Airport receive concessions. The airport operational vehicles should, if possible go beyond any legal requirements of the time (eg currently Euro VI standards).