Press Release:Climate & Aviation Campaigners Protest as Gov Launches Controversial Jet Zero Strategy
Climate and aviation campaigners protest as government launches controversial Jet Zero strategy at Farnborough Air Show. Protesters...
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- Jan 28
- 4 min
Public Would Pick Up £693 Million Bill for Cleaning Up Climate Damage if LBA Expansion Goes Ahead
One week after the government announced a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport’s controversial expansion plans, a new report has...
- Nov 6, 2021
- 5 min
Press Release: GALBA Joins Campaigners to Call for Immediate Halt on All Airport Expansions
GALBA joins airport campaigners across the country to call for an immediate halt on all airport expansions and to warn against...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
All Noise - No Action
The government is closing down the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) and move its responsibilities to the Civil...
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
Letter in The Times from University of Leeds Expert: Include Demand Control Measures in Jet Zero
Letter in The Times from University of Leeds experts calls on government to include demand control measures in Jet Zero strategy.
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Open Letter to Grant Shapps About the Government's Jet Zero Strategy
Dear Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, We write this open letter on a matter of national and global importance: Jet Zero....
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's Jet Zero Consultation Response
Attached is GALBA's response to the government's Jet Zero consultation response.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
GALBA Welcomes Climate Change Committee's Latest Advice to Government
The Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report to parliament, published today, is critical of delays to key Government plans and...
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks West Yorkshire Mayor to Support the Call for a Public Inquiry on LBA Plans
Campaigners against airport expansion ask Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, to support the call for a public inquiry into LBA’s plans...
- May 21, 2021
- 4 min
More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.
Today, three West Yorkshire teenagers will hand-deliver a petition signed by more than 54,000 people to the Communities Secretary Robert...
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Supports Call for Immediate Halt on Expansion of All UK Airports
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has joined 15 other national and community campaign groups calling for an...
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
Press Release: GALBA Calls on Director of the Northern Powerhouse to Retract Misleading Claims
GALBA calls on Henri Murison, Director of the Northern Powerhouse, to retract misleading claims about Leeds Bradford Airport expansion in...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Calls on New Council Leader to Prove He is 'Passionate About Climate Change'
On Thursday 11 March, Leeds councillors will meet again to consider Leeds Bradford Airport’s planning application. Campaigners from the...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case
On 11 February, Leeds City Council (LCC) provisionally approved a planning application to expand Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), despite...
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion
The day before Leeds City Council decides on controversial proposals to expand Leeds Bradford airport, Stewart Golton (leader of Leeds...
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks Information Commissioner to Make LCC Publish its Legal Advice
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) is demanding that Leeds City Council makes public legal advice it has received...
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Airport Expansion Expose ‘Fundamental Mistake’ in LBA's Planning App
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has revealed that the airport’s controversial expansion plans contain a fundamental...
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Press Release: Campaigners call on Leeds Councillors to Say Yes to Clean Air and No to LBA Expansion
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has called on Leeds councillors to make the air we breathe cleaner and safer by rejecting...
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
Press Release: Ride the Noise - Riding LBA's Map to Highlight Areas Affected by Increased Noise
Ride the Noise: campaigners cycle the outline of LBA’s ‘noise map’ to highlight areas affected by increased noise if airport expansion...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: New Report Tells Councils LBA Expansion is Inconsistent with Climate Efforts
New report tells West Yorkshire council leaders that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion is inconsistent with efforts to create a net zero...