Climate emergency edict in UK to shape decision on Heathrow expansion review

Britain's net zero by 2050 goal may have impact on whether existing policies are reassessed

Britain's move to "net zero" carbon and the declaration of a climate emergency in parliament will be "given careful consideration" in deciding whether to grant a review of Heathrow airport's expansion, the government has said.

The new approach falls well short of any commitment to review Heathrow's expansion, but means the decision on whether to grant campaigners' request for a review will include the net zero target and the climate emergency among its criteria.