Ministers face fresh legal challenge over Heathrow airport plans

Critics say plan for third runway runs counter to UK's legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050The government faces a legal challenge over its plan to expand Heathrow airport, with lawyers and environmentalists demanding it review its policy in line with its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050.The Good Law Project, a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on public interest cases including environmentalism and tackling poverty, argues that the government must update its plan for a third runway to take into account the emissions pledge it made following the approval for the airport expansion in June 2018. Continue reading...