Climate Change Act: UK carbon targets legal action set to continue

James Murray
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BREAKING: Judge adjourns permission hearing on crucial challenge to the government's long term emissions goals, as legal battle continues

The government will have to provide a fuller explanation as to why it is yet to strengthen the UK's long term emissions targets for 2050 and beyond, after a judge ruled a second preliminary hearing is...

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