Heathrow third runway ruled illegal over climate change concerns

By Jordan Marshall2020-02-27T08:38:00

Failure to consider the Paris agreement ‘legally fatal’ to policy approving project

Heathrow’s plans to build a third runway have been ruled illegal by the Court of Appeal because ministers did not sufficiently consider the government’s climate change commitments.

The ruling is a blow to the controversial project as Boris Johnson, who has been a vocal opponent, may now turn his back on it rather than appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.

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