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No to 3rd Runway at Heathrow protest, Edinburgh, 21 June 2018

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Pictured: Partrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens

The No 3rd Runway Coalition was at the Scottish Parliament today to urge the SNP to change their position on supporting the Heathrow third runway proposal and to send the UK Government a message to 'think again'. Campaigners will be joined by MSPs from Scottish Greens, and SNP to highlight the environmental damage to Scotland and the rest of the UK that building a third runway would mean, as well as the fact that Scottish airports would suffer as a result. Campaigners also believe that the SNP appear to be too trusting of UK Government promises – particularly in relation to the impact on Climate Change commitments - as revealed by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, in response to a question from Patrick Harvie MSP in the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.

The Labour party announced their formal opposition to the proposal on Wednesday, on the basis that the UK Government’s Airports National Policy Statement failed all four of party’s tests on climate change, delivering extra capacity, air pollution and benefits to be felt outside of London. Additionally, the long-awaited UK Government mitigation framework for international aviation emissions won't be published for many months after MPs have been asked to support the Heathrow proposal. A recent report by the New Economics Foundation seriously calls into question the economic case – using the Department for Transport’s own measures; and this is before taking into account the economic impact of Brexit



Ger Harley | EEm 21 June 2018

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No Third Runway at Heathrow protest, Edinburgh, 21 June 2018
Pictured: Partrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens<br /> <br /> The No 3rd Runway Coalition was at the Scottish Parliament today to urge the SNP to change their position on supporting the Heathrow third runway proposal and to send the UK Government a message to 'think again'. Campaigners will be joined by MSPs from Scottish Greens, and SNP to highlight the environmental damage to Scotland and the rest of the UK that building a third runway would mean, as well as the fact that Scottish airports would suffer as a result. Campaigners also believe that the SNP appear to be too trusting of UK Government promises – particularly in relation to the impact on Climate Change commitments - as revealed by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, in response to a question from Patrick Harvie MSP in the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.<br /> <br /> The Labour party announced their formal opposition to the proposal on Wednesday, on the basis that the UK Government’s Airports National Policy Statement failed all four of party’s tests on climate change, delivering extra capacity, air pollution and benefits to be felt outside of London. Additionally, the long-awaited UK Government mitigation framework for international aviation emissions won't be published for many months after MPs have been asked to support the Heathrow proposal. A recent report by the New Economics Foundation seriously calls into question the economic case – using the Department for Transport’s own measures; and this is before taking into account the economic impact of Brexit <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ger Harley | EEm 21 June 2018