'A new low': Government slammed as court rules climate plans are unlawful

High Court ruling

Politicians and campaigners criticise ministers for delivering an inadequate net zero strategy for a second time

The government is today facing a barrage of criticism from green groups and politicians, after the High Court ruled for a second time that its net zero strategy was insufficiently detailed and as such is unlawful under the Climate Change Act. In a written judgement, Judge Clive Sheldon upheld the bulk of the case brought by campaign groups ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth, and the Good Law Project. Unlawful: High Court rules UK's climate plan is in breach of Climate Change Act The court ruled the government's Carbon Budget Delivery Plan - which was published last year in respons...