legal action
Politics
Campaign group Plan B poised to file court action claiming government failed to take into account climate obligations when bailing out Covid-hit firms
13 August 2020
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3 min read
Energy
ClientEarth wins right to appeal recent High Court decision which upheld planning approval for 3.6GW project
22 July 2020
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3 min read
Aviation
Judge confirms government has not sought permission to appeal, sparking major questions for the UK's wider airport expansion plans - but Heathrow insists it is working to 'fix' the issue raised by the court
27 February 2020
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6 min read
Energy
Drax Power wants to build gas turbines at its plant in Selby, North Yorkshire to replace its existing coal-fired units ahead of the government's coal phase-out in 2025
30 January 2020
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4 min read
Risk
More than 1,300 legal actions over global heating brought since 1990, say researchers
04 July 2019
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3 min read
Legislation
But weak enforcement means many environmental threats continue to escalate
25 January 2019
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2 min read
Aviation
Friends of the Earth claims decision to build a third runway at Heathrow is unlawful as it fails to take into account the UK's climate change obligations
08 August 2018
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4 min read
Management
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world
03 August 2018
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4 min read
Climate change
As scientists confirm the current global heatwave was made twice as likely by manmade climate change, lawyers warn of increased risk of litigation relating to extreme weather events
27 July 2018
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6 min read
Legislation
Campaign group Plan B will find out today whether it will be granted a full hearing to challenge the UK government over its failure to set more ambitions statutory emissions goals
20 March 2018
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5 min read
