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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on the plans for net-zero commitments in the briefing room at 10 Downing Street, London, September 20, 2023
CAMPAIGNERS will bring their legal challenge of the Tory government’s “threadbare” net-zero strategy to the High Court in February, three groups taking the action confirmed today.
The government published its revised plans to reduce carbon emissions earlier this year in response to a previous legal challenge from the Good Law Project (GLP), Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth on its original strategy.
The groups are now demanding the government details how it will meet carbon targets set at five-year intervals as required under the Climate Change Act 2008.
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As Ontario burns, campaigners are demanding action – not more pipelines, says DAVE McKEE
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Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR