Topic: | The larest with Heathrow | |
Posted by: | Rima Jones | |
Date/Time: | 27/07/15 19:36:00 |
In today's ES. "More want new airport, not Heathrow expansion". The new findings, in an IPSOS MORI survey for the ES, will revive the debate about proposals for a Thames Estuary airport. 30% favoured an entirely new site. 24% backed a 2nd runway at Gatwick, 22% preferred a bigger Heathrow. By far the biggest concern over expansion was the impact on the natural environment. 39% named this as one of the most important issues the Government should consider. How much noise such a development would create was cited by 30%. This was double the figure for generating jobs and economic growth ( which would in any case be the case with a new airport ) Sir Howard- the new Royal Bank Of Scotland chairman concluded that the economic benefits of a bigger Heathrow outweighed the environmental impacts. This stance could be challenged in court. The environmental benefits of an Estuary airport would include renewable energy from the oceans, solar and wind. |