Greens find Branson not so green

Richard Dyer, aviation campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said Virgin should drop any support for new runways at Heathrow and Stansted airports. “The growth in emissions [from airport expansion] will outweigh any improvements that he has suggested.”

Mr Dyer said many of the proposals announced yesterday are already being considered or have been adopted. [..] The proposals also fail to address take-off or high altitude flying, when passenger jets emit the most carbon, he said.

Guardian