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| Pilots call for climate meeting | Pilots call for climate meeting |
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| Airline pilots have asked climate change protesters at Heathrow Airport to take part in "peace talks" over climate change issues. | Airline pilots have asked climate change protesters at Heathrow Airport to take part in "peace talks" over climate change issues. |
| Campaigners protesting against airport expansion say they have drawn up a list of targets for "direct action". | Campaigners protesting against airport expansion say they have drawn up a list of targets for "direct action". |
| Protesters said they would be willing to have talks after the camp was over. | Protesters said they would be willing to have talks after the camp was over. |
| Police said up to six arrests were made on Saturday after protesters locked themselves to the gates of an Israeli firm which flies produce to the UK. | Police said up to six arrests were made on Saturday after protesters locked themselves to the gates of an Israeli firm which flies produce to the UK. |
| A 22-year-old man was later arrested outside the protest site on suspicion of harassment and causing actual bodily harm, police said. | |
| About 70 officers were sent to the Carmel Agrexco warehouse in Hayes, close to Heathrow. | About 70 officers were sent to the Carmel Agrexco warehouse in Hayes, close to Heathrow. |
| Amos Orr, general manager of Agrexco UK, said doors had been broken at the warehouse. | Amos Orr, general manager of Agrexco UK, said doors had been broken at the warehouse. |
| A spokesman for the Camp for Climate Action, which is staging a week-long protest outside Heathrow, said the protesters were an anarchist group who had staged their action to coincide with the camp. | A spokesman for the Camp for Climate Action, which is staging a week-long protest outside Heathrow, said the protesters were an anarchist group who had staged their action to coincide with the camp. |
| More arrivals | More arrivals |
| Police officers monitoring the edge of the camp - between the M4 motorway and the airport's northern perimeter in west London - said the number of people arriving was growing. | Police officers monitoring the edge of the camp - between the M4 motorway and the airport's northern perimeter in west London - said the number of people arriving was growing. |
| Organisers expect up to 2,000 people, and said 1,200 were currently there. | Organisers expect up to 2,000 people, and said 1,200 were currently there. |
| The camp is planning a day of unspecified direct action on Sunday. | |
| We would like to meet them to try to reach a consensus, to have an informed debate Captain Mervyn Granshaw, British Airline Pilots' Association | We would like to meet them to try to reach a consensus, to have an informed debate Captain Mervyn Granshaw, British Airline Pilots' Association |
| Pilots say "an informed debate" about climate change would be better than the campaigners embarking on any action. | Pilots say "an informed debate" about climate change would be better than the campaigners embarking on any action. |
| British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) chairman Captain Mervyn Granshaw said. "We would like to come to a common understanding about carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft. | |
| "In our recent report, Aviation And The Environment, we laid out the facts that aircrafts are minor polluters, that air travel is not the fastest-growing source of emissions and that most flights, compared with other transport modes, are green. | "In our recent report, Aviation And The Environment, we laid out the facts that aircrafts are minor polluters, that air travel is not the fastest-growing source of emissions and that most flights, compared with other transport modes, are green. |
| Map of proposed Heathrow expansion and climate camp | Map of proposed Heathrow expansion and climate camp |
| "The eco-warriors and some environmental groups disagree. We would like to meet them to try to reach a consensus, to have an informed debate," he said. | "The eco-warriors and some environmental groups disagree. We would like to meet them to try to reach a consensus, to have an informed debate," he said. |
| But a camp spokesman said protesters were planning their direct action and would be unable to meet pilots this weekend. | But a camp spokesman said protesters were planning their direct action and would be unable to meet pilots this weekend. |
| Ben Healey said: "We're more than happy to discuss the science of climate change with anybody, but right now we're caught up planning for tomorrow's direct action." | Ben Healey said: "We're more than happy to discuss the science of climate change with anybody, but right now we're caught up planning for tomorrow's direct action." |
| Balpa's report was "scientifically illiterate", he said. | Balpa's report was "scientifically illiterate", he said. |
| Earlier, protesters' spokeswoman Sophie Stephens told the BBC campaigners were going to "lay siege" to BAA's headquarters. | Earlier, protesters' spokeswoman Sophie Stephens told the BBC campaigners were going to "lay siege" to BAA's headquarters. |
| But their grievance was with the airline industry, not passengers, she said. | But their grievance was with the airline industry, not passengers, she said. |
| Police deployment | Police deployment |
| About 1,800 officers are to be deployed on Sunday and Monday. | About 1,800 officers are to be deployed on Sunday and Monday. |
| Police say the protesters are on the site - a sports ground belonging to Imperial College London - illegally. | Police say the protesters are on the site - a sports ground belonging to Imperial College London - illegally. |
| The campaigners insist they cannot be evicted without a court order as long as no criminal damage is committed. | The campaigners insist they cannot be evicted without a court order as long as no criminal damage is committed. |
| Airport operator BAA has obtained a High Court injunction banning certain protest groups from the airport. | Airport operator BAA has obtained a High Court injunction banning certain protest groups from the airport. |
| A fifth terminal will open at Heathrow in March 2008 and a new runway has been proposed by the government for about 2020. | A fifth terminal will open at Heathrow in March 2008 and a new runway has been proposed by the government for about 2020. |
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