Court Case Aims to Provoke ‘Radical Shift’ in Energy Policy After Landmark Heathrow Ruling

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Activists are preparing to take the Government to court over its “out of tune” planning policy in a challenge inspired by the watershed Heathrow ruling.

Three claimants – Guardian journalist George Monbiot, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince and Jolyon Maugham’s The Good Law project – argue nine-year-old energy infrastructure guidance contradicts the UK’s current net zero commitments.