The Guardian view on Heathrow’s third runway: climate loses out to growth | Editorial

The decision is taken, but enacting it will be a fight between old-fashioned economics and the future of the planetIt is a sign of the British political world’s current priorities that Theresa May has finally made the decision to opt for a third runway at Heathrow. She promised it was a decision for “jobs and growth”, both of which may be scarcer in the post-Brexit era in which the new runway will come into service. Pumping hope into the economy is now considered worth alienati