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his morning, the UK’s top court overturned a landmark ruling finding Heathrow’s third runway to be unlawful on climate crisis grounds.
It is a blow for environmental and local campaigners, who have been battling to prove the planned expansion would not be compatible with the UK’s long-term climate goals since the runway was first approved in 2018.
In February of this year, the Court of Appeal found in favour of campaigners. In a landmark ruling, it said plans for Heathrow expansion were unlawful because ministers failed to fully take into consideration their obligations under the Paris Agreement.
