{"id":"7f06dc0f-0ef7-4a4e-a07d-508f237645e0","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/heathrow-airport-should-pay-co2-removal-expand-climate-advisers","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers","plainHeadline":"Climate advisers say Heathrow expansion requires airline-funded carbon removal","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Climate Change Committee says Heathrow expansion must be paid for by the aviation industry removing carbon.","CCC warns new runway and terminals would breach UK carbon budgets and hinder net zero by 2050.","Industry costs include SAF adoption and permanent carbon removal, potentially adding £150-£400 per return flight by 2050.","Campaigners dismiss reliance on nascent technologies and call for halting airport expansion.","Government response notes net-zero alignment and ongoing investment in SAF and cleaner tech."],"topics":["Climate","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T04:00:12.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T04:09:20.527Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/5def7715-1dfb-4e42-b68d-8af8997f0bfb","storyId":"5def7715-1dfb-4e42-b68d-8af8997f0bfb","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/18b0ab9efd8a719e703c636e6aebbc396be59ee6/126_0_3987_3189/master/3987.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1becc18d27e0f28b5d377763853ef84b","author":"Fiona Harvey Environment editor","dek":"Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions"}