Lois Pennington

@loispennington.bsky.social

Research Associate at The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Research includes waste management, aviation, and low carbon culture and tourism. Also enjoys a walk, a pub quiz, and a good book 📚

With five UK airports seeking to expand, and the government broadly backing them, Dr Lois Pennington joined Geographical Magazine's new podcast "On the Ground" to explore what the #BristolAirportInquiry, decided three years ago, still has to tell us. Read Lois' CAST blog post exploring the topic 👇

Airport expansion is back on the agenda. Bristol shows us what's at stake. - CAST

Dr Lois Pennington explores what the Bristol Airport inquiry, decided three years ago, still has to tell us.

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The @commonseac.parliament.uk report released today concludes that current government support for airport expansion is incompatible with the UK’s climate and nature targets, and is based on claims of economic growth that lack substansive evidence. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways

theguardian.com

Grateful to have contributed to this piece with Kevin. Airport expansion is a clear test of whether the UK is serious about its climate commitments. New airport capacity and meeting our carbon obligations simply do not align, and the costs fall hardest on those who fly least.

Kevin Anderson@kevinclimate.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Gatwick expansion blows another huge hole in the UK Government's already perforated climate commitments. New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...

When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵

"The IMO has well and truly failed the most climate vulnerable" - a new blog about the latest development in tackling greenhouse gas emissions from shipping: theconversation.com/how-petrosta... Sadly an outcome completely at odds with stated ambitions & its 2023 strategy @uomscieng.bsky.social

How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions

The UN has agreed to charge ships for the greenhouse gases they emit – but the price is far too low.

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Pleased to share a briefing I co-authored for @mpwatch.bsky.social on Sustainable Aviation Fuels. With the UK Gov backing Gatwick/Heathrow expansion and the 7th Carbon Budget just released, we need to be having honest conversations about aviation decarbonisation. www.mpwatch.org/blog/sustain...

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