Campaigners launch legal challenge against UK's green recovery plans

Plan B says government proposals unlawful in light of obligations to cut emissionsCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageClimate campaigners have launched a formal legal challenge against the government's green recovery plans, claiming they are inadequate and "clearly unlawful" in light of the UK's obligations to reduce emissions.Plan B, the pressure group that successfully challenged the UK government over its plans to expand Heathrow, sent a "pre-action" letter to the prime minister and the chancellor on Tuesday, saying the government was missing an historic opportunity to avoid catastrophe. Continue reading...