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T<\/span>he British government recently gave the green light for Heathrow airport\u2019s third runway. It was heralded by its supporters as a vital boost for jobs and growth \u2013 and proof that the UK was \u201copen for business\u201d. The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, referred to the decision as \u201ctruly momentous\u201d while for the prime minister, Theresa May, the planned expansion is \u201cvital for the economic future of the whole of the UK\u201d.<\/p>\n

The decision has already been vociferously opposed by environmental campaigners. Simply stated, flying is a significant source of air pollution, and a carbon-intensive means of moving people around, despite technological developments and modifications. Airport expansions puts, as Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas describes it, \u201ca wrecking ball through the UK\u2019s climate change commitments\u201d.<\/p>\n

The decision to approve airport expansion is indeed \u201ctruly momentous\u201d \u2013 because it shows just how far governments, but also trade unions, businesses and many individuals, are willing to go in denying that climate change and related ecological crises require us to significantly change the way we live. In fact, as a policy move, it arguably epitomises the phenomena of \u201chypernormalisation\u201d, as described in Adam Curtis\u2019s new documentary of the same name.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article originally published\u00a0on The Conversation. To read the full story, visit\u00a0#Hypernormalisation \u2013 and why Heathrow plan is proof we exist in a catastrophic fantasyland<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The decision to approve airport expansion shows how far governments, businesses and individuals are willing to go in denying ecological crises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,130,12],"tags":[124],"yoast_head":"\nHypernormalisation. 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