Breaking: Government’s “inadequate” climate action plan ruled unlawful – again
The High Court has ruled for the second time in less than two years that the government’s plan to meet climate targets is unlawful.
Conservative peer Lord Deben intervenes in High Court legal challenge against government climate plans
Lord Deben, the Conservative peer and former chair of the Climate Change Committee, has made a dramatic intervention at the High Court in support of a legal challenge that accuses the government of breaching the Climate Change Act.
Government at High Court over claims that its climate action plan is “inadequate”
Three organisations are taking the government to the High Court this morning alleging that the UK climate plan is weak and inadequate.
What to watch in 2024?
DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2024 on UK onshore oil and gas. You can also catch up with the headlines from 2023 in our review of the year.
Court blocks plans for Ineos Project One plastics development
Plans by the petrochemicals company, Ineos, for a 3 billion euro ethane cracker in the Belgian Port of Antwerp are on hold after a court judgement.
Government faces second legal challenge over ‘unlawful’ climate plans
Three environmental organisations are seeking to take the government to court over its climate plans for the second time.
Government admits climate policies don’t meet emissions targets
UK policies to cut carbon emissions fall short of national and international commitments, the government admitted today.
Another call for earlier ban on flaring in oil and gas fields
Routine flaring on oil and gas fields should be banned by 2025, a review of the government’s net zero strategy has concluded.
Government will not appeal against legal ruling that net zero strategy is unlawful
The government has confirmed it will not appeal against the High Court ruling that its Net Zero Strategy is unlawful.
Shell’s Jackdaw gasfield and Ineos plastics project face legal challenges
Campaign organisations are taking separate legal actions over plans for a new gasfield and Ineos’s plastics project.
DRILL OR DROP? 