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"Climate Change: it's time to prepare"

Workshop: Aviation and Manchester- joined at the hip?

Purpose:

Get across the basic facts of Manchester Airport's contribution to the area's carbon emissions.

Go over the arguments for and against the airport.

Presented by: Robbie Gillett of Plane Stupid
Time and room:
Questions posed:

What is to be done about Manchester Airport?
Is it the major employer it claims?
Can its growth be reconciled with strict carbon reductions?
If not, how can a “Just Transition” be organised?

Websites to check out:

Plane Stupid

Centre for Air Transport and the Environment at MMU

Booklet of submissions for "Great Aviation Debate " that MCF hosted in November 2007 


Further info: none at present