By james art 
Miliband has been repeatedly questioned by Mondays on Monday because of reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will support Heathrow’s third track and support the expansion in both Gatwick and Luton, in his pursuit of economic growth.
The Energy Secretary, who has led the government’s efforts to decarbonize the electricity network by 2030, has been a vocal opponent of expanding Airport in West London in the past for climatic reasons.
But last week, he excluded the resignation from the government if it gave it to the third track at the top.
Asked by the Environment Audit Committee on Monday, Miliband has repeatedly refused to be attracted to speculation about Heathrow.
But he reiterated the government’s position that any expansion of aviation is carried out within the UK carbon budgets, which are part of the plans to achieve the country’s 2050 target for reducing emissions by 100% compared to levels from levels from 1990
Miliband said to MPS: “I just want to provide you with this element of reassurance, which is 100% any expansion of aviation should be justified within the carbon budgets and if it cannot be justified, it will not continue. “
Later, he added that he “always thought” that the goal of the government with aviation was neither “to stop people from going to vacation (s) to stop the economy from receiving what it needs, nor” business as usual as if climate change is not a problem. “
“I think this is a reasonable middle position on this debate,” he said. “And to make it a reality, we have a system in this country of carbon budgets.
“And so it is really important to say this: any solutions regarding the expansion of the airport are held within this framework.”
The Energy Secretary was also challenged for independent government councilors in the CCC Committee (CCC), calling for a net expansion of the airport without a suitable national plan to restrict emissions from the sector and management of passenger capacity.
He said, “I absolutely agree with CCC,” adding that their net zero road allows a 25% increase in aviation passenger by 2050, compared to 2018 levels.
Miliband did not respond when it is disputed that the existing capacity of the UK airport can now take care of such an increase, but said: “We have a number of mechanisms to make sure that any extension of aviation is in accordance with () Carbon budgets. “
The government will soon publish the seventh carbon budget for carbon, which will include the legal limit on the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which the country can broadcast from 2038 to 2042 if it is to meet Net Zero until the middle of the century.
To which the sectors will have to infect their emissions to compensate for the increase in aviation to meet Net Zero, d -n -Miliband said “depends on a whole range of factors.”
“Carbon Budget Seven will give more meaning to the way to create decisions that the government is making,” he said.
But asked if the government would wait until CCC tips on the carbon budget be published next month before making reports of the airport extension, Miliband again refused to be attracted to speculation about potential messages.