The Airport Expansion Conundrum: Can We Have It Both Ways? Regional airports, such as Bristol, are expanding while introducing measures to reduce their carbon footprint.
However, they're planning to increase flights, which account for 99% of their emissions. This creates a paradox: can we have economic growth and environmental protection at the same time?
Climate campaigners are skeptical about the airport's plans to expand while claiming to go carbon neutral by 2030. Bristol Airport's CO2 output is staggering – equivalent to driving over 3 billion miles in a car.