London2050 aviation emissions will run 50% above the UK government’s own prior forecast.
Heathrow’s third runway approval, expected by 2029, rested on those now-abandoned numbers.
Officials cut expected sustainable-fuel use from 50% to 30%, since crop- and waste-oil feedstock is limited.
The gap must now be closed by costly carbon removal or deeper cuts elsewhere.
How each outlet framed it
- Carbon Brief leans critical
- contrasts clean-tech claims against forecasts showing aviation emissions 50% above targets, contradicting Heathrow expansion rationale
Sources: Carbon Brief