Expansion rebellion : using the law to fight a runway and save the planet / Celeste Hicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hicks, Celeste, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heathrow Airport (London, England)--Trials, litigation, etc.

Heathrow Airport (London, England).

Climatic changes--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Great Britain--Prevention.

Environmental policy--Great Britain.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Celeste Hicks is a freelance journalist and author. She was the BBC correspondent in Chad for many years and has lived in Chad, Mali, and Somalia.

Summary:

"This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a devastating blow. Aviation was predicted to make up some 25% of the UK's carbon emissions by 2050 and so the decision seemed to fly in the face of the UK's commitment to be a climate leader. Can the UK expand Heathrow airport, bringing in 700 extra planes a day, and still stay within ambitious carbon budgets? One legal case sought to answer this question. Campaigning lawyers argued that plans for a third runway at one of the world's busiest airports would jeopardise the UK's ability to meet its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. This book traces the dramatic story of how the case was prepared - and why international aviation has for so long avoided meaningful limits on its expansion."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

1. Building the UK's climate change framework

2. The story of Heathrow expansion

3. The Paris Agreement's day in court

4. Eminently fixable

5. Lose the battle, win the war

Conclusion: Will there be a third runway at Heathrow?

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5261-6234-2

1-5261-6236-9

OCLC:

1338663358