Airports are contested infrastructures. They are regarded both as icons of modernity and as a threat to a climate-neutral future. Judicial review is increasingly relied upon to determine the legality of planning permissions for further airport development in light of climate obligations. Focusing on regional airport development and the review of planning approvals for expansion at Bristol, Southampton and Stansted airports, this article shows how the relevant policies and legislation, as well as the courts in applying these, find cohesion between airport expansion and climate action. These efforts, nonetheless, are tantamount to an attempt at squaring the circle: the fundamental disconnect between climate commitments and the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from regional airport expansion remains unsettled.

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化圆为方？支线机场扩建、气候变化和规划制度

机场是有争议的基础设施。它们既被视为现代性的象征，又被视为对气候中和未来的威胁。根据气候义务，越来越多地依赖司法审查来确定机场进一步开发的规划许可的合法性。本文重点关注支线机场的发展以及布里斯托尔机场、南安普顿机场和斯坦斯特德机场扩建规划审批的审查，展示了相关政策和立法以及应用这些政策和立法的法院如何在机场扩建和气候行动之间找到凝聚力。然而，这些努力无异于试图化圆为方：气候承诺与支线机场扩建导致的温室气体排放增加之间的根本脱节仍未解决。