Critics say plan for third runway runs counter to UK’s legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050
The government is facing 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, is arguing that the government must update its plan for a third runway to take into account the emissions pledge it made following the airport expansion’s approval in June 2018.
