The energy secretary has stressed that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be delivered in line with the government's plans on reducing carbon emissions. Ed Miliband said: "This government has shown global leadership on the climate crisis since we came to power" and that "any decision on aviation expansion will have to meet our carbon budgets and local environmental standards". Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Any decision on aviation expansion will have to meet our carbon budgets and local environmental standards.
00:05And a decision on Heathrow is some way off, because it will have to go through all of those processes.
00:10This government has shown global leadership on the climate crisis since we came to power.
00:16Announcing a stretching target for 2035, lifting the onshore wind ban, consenting record amounts of solar,
00:24having a very successful renewables auction, setting up great British energy.
00:29We're absolutely committed to driving forward on this agenda, because it's crucial not just for climate, but for energy security and jobs.