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Viewing the latest from our campaign: Taking the government to court on net zero
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30 March 2023Case Update New Net Zero plan – has the Government done enough this time?New Net Zero plan – has the Government done enough this time?
Today, the Government has published its revised Net Zero plan – just a day before the court-ordered deadline – as a result of the legal challenge we brought together with Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and environmental campaigner, Joanna Wheatley. The High Court found in our favour – ruling that the original strategy was inadequate and unlawful, thereby forcing the Government to produce a new plan.
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28 February 2023Case Update The Government is still “considering” how to improve its Net Zero Strategy with just a month to goThe Government is still “considering” how to improve its Net Zero Strategy with just a month to go
Last July, we won a legal challenge, brought together with Client Earth, Friends of the Earth and environmental campaigner, Joanna Wheatley, against the Government to force it to improve its inadequate and unlawful Net Zero Strategy.
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13 October 2022Case Update NEW: Government accepts its flagship climate strategy is unlawfulNEW: Government accepts its flagship climate strategy is unlawful
The Government will not pursue an appeal against the High Court ruling in our case.
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18 July 2022Case Update We won: Government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawfulWe won: Government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawful
Government’s strategy for getting to Net Zero is inadequate and unlawful, the High Court has found, following a successful legal challenge brought by Good Law Project, Joanna Wheatley, Client Earth and Friends of the Earth.
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18 July 2022News We won: Government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawfulWe won: Government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawful
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9 June 2022Case Update Revealed in Court: Internal Government memo shows Net Zero Strategy falls short of what’s neededRevealed in Court: Internal Government memo shows Net Zero Strategy falls short of what’s needed
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1 June 2022Case Update Net Zero: We’ll see you in Court next weekNet Zero: We’ll see you in Court next week
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17 March 2022Case Update Net Zero: We have a court dateNet Zero: We have a court date
A date has now been set for the substantive hearing in our Net Zero legal challenge. We will be going to court on 8 and 9 June this year, alongside ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth, who have also brought claims in relation to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy.
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2 March 2022Case Update Net Zero: We’re going to CourtNet Zero: We’re going to Court
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2 February 2022Case Update New: We’re making sure the Government meets its ‘Net Zero’ climate crisis commitmentsNew: We’re making sure the Government meets its ‘Net Zero’ climate crisis commitments