An Economic Case? The UK’s 3rd Runway at Heathrow.
Watch Bennett Institute’s Professor Matthew Agarwala explore the pros and cons of the economic case for a 3rd runway at London’s Heathrow Airport.
As part of a TRT roundtable discussion Professor Agarwala explores the trade-offs between economic growth and the potential impact on the environment. While welcoming the UK government’s renewed focus on long-term investment to stimulate growth and improve productivity, he questions the selection of the 3rd runway at Heathrow as the highest priority infrastructure project.
Citing UK’s relatively recent low levels of infrastructure investment compared to other developed European nations, he makes a case to stimulate more immediate growth through investment in other transport infrastructure options including road, rail and ports.
With fellow panellists, Scarlett MccGwire (former Labour Advisor) and Celeste Hicks (Policy Manager at the Aviation Environment Federation) the potential environmental consequences of the development at Heathrow are considered alongside possible solutions such as the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels.
Watch the full discussion:
Catch also Bennett Institute’s Joao Marcus Uratani’s report on “green flight paths” published in 2024 which outlines a model for accelerating the uptake of sustainable aviation fuel and provide a strategic pathway for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
