Support from politicians, industry, academia and businesses across the UK pour in as Heathrow launches new sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0.
Support from politicians, industry, academia and businesses across the UK pour in as Heathrow launches new sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0.
Plans include a new R&D incubator, an ambition for growth from a new runway to be carbon neutral and at least halving the number of late-running departures to reduce noise for local communities.
Virendra Sharma, MP for Ealing Southall:
“While no airport is without its environmental impact, Heathrow has gone a long way over recent years to address the concerns around pollution and noise. I am particularly pleased to see that the airport has a clear plan to reduce the number of late-running evening flights which I know will be welcomed across the local community. Heathrow has set itself ambitious goals which I intend to hold them to.”
HS2 gets green light to extend line to Crewe
Plans to extend High Speed 2 (HS2) to Crewe have been given the official green light.
Legislation needed for the next phase of the high speed line has now passed through both Houses of Parliament and has achieved Royal Assent.
This paves the way for further development and eventually construction of the line from the West Midlands to Crewe.
Phase 2a is estimated to cost £14bn. It runs for 57km from the West Midlands to Crewe and will form the first section of the western leg of HS2 phase 2, which will eventually run to Manchester. Phase 2a interfaces with phase 1 - from London to Birmingham - and with the existing West Coast Mainline, south of Crewe.
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