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The Supreme Court has lifted the ban on Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway.

Plans for the runway were initially blocked in the Court of Appeal in February, with the court ruling that the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) was unlawful as it did not take into account UK climate change commitments under…

Heathrow Airport’s £14bn expansion is set to be revived, with the Supreme Court expected to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling which blocked the project on environmental grounds.

The official judgement is due to be published later this morning. However, a lawyer for charity Plan B Earth - which opposed the…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, Pascall+Watson director Matthew Butters considers the next steps for the aviation industry and examines what the passenger experience might look like going forward. Butters covers developments under consideration pre-Covid - such as digital processes…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, Bristol Airport sustainability & corporate affairs director Simon Earles explores Bristol Airport’s zero carbon roadmap, including the move to a low carbon terminal building and collaboration with stakeholder and environmental groups. Earles highlights the…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this panel discussion, key industry figures join NCE features editor Nadine Buddoo to discuss how to deliver a future-proofed UK aviation sector. Panellists include Civil Aviation Authority director of consumers and markets Paul Smith, British Aviation…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, York Aviation Group partner James Brass explores the predictions for air travel over the next five to 10 years. He considers the factors that will contribute to shifting passenger demands across the UK and…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session Dublin Airport Authority head of design and delivery Stephen Byrne explains how Dublin Airport is delivering its €2bn growth plan. An integral part of the growth plan is ensuring that any expansion is done…

There should be no increase in the UK’s airport capacity if emissions from flying are to be cut to net zero by 2050, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)’s Sixth Carbon Budget (2033-37).

The CCC report - released yesterday - advises the government that any increase in capacity would…

Airports, ports and the water industry are the “least prepared” built environment sectors to achieving net zero carbon emissions targets, according to a report by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and sister organisation, the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC).

The report, Are we ready? Delivering Net Zero in the built…

 This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, London City Airport chief development officer Peter Adams explains what work has already been carried out on the airport’s £500M expansion and what is left to do. It comes after the airport announced that…