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Proposed Tarras airport likely to bring soaring emissions – Stuff.co.nz
The world has vowed to cut aviation emissions. A new airport could send our country’s carbon footprint upwards.
The proposed Tarras airport could create tens of thousands of tonnes of extra carbon dioxide a year at a time the world must drastically cut back to limit the impact of climate change.
This week, Christchurch Airport announced it had purchased 750 hectares of land near Tarras, in Central Otago, on which it planned to build an airport. The facility would have a 2.2-kilometre runway, capable of servicing domestic and international jet planes.
Globally, the aviation industry produces more than …
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