Europe torn between bigger airports and climate goals

PARIS: European airports must add terminals and runways to cope with growing air traffic despite concerns about the sector’s climate impact, according to industry insiders, as Britain backed expansion plans for Heathrow.British finance minister Rachel Reeves announced that the government supported plans for a third runway at the major international hub, despite opposition from environmentalists and some MPs from the Labour majority.

It would be a rare expansion in Europe, where countries are torn between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and…