Leeds Bradford Airport plans: University of Leeds backs GALBA plea
MORE than 200 staff and postgraduate researchers at the University of Leeds have asked a cabinet minister to 'call in' the decision on Leeds Bradford Airport. The airport’s planning application was given conditional approval by Leeds City Council on February 11 but campaigners say there should be Government-intervention as it threatens the UK's legally adopted net-zero target. 'Impact on the climate needs to be assessed' The signatories, including 46 professors and associate professors, say that expanding LBA’s passenger numbers by 75 per cent exceeds the maximum rate of growth t...
Source: wharfedaleobserver.co.uk
